Surging Extremism Over War In Israel

From "Surging extremism in the wake of the Gaza War is no coincidence" at The Hill:

    As the war over Gaza rages, it has inspired a wave of hate crimes and terrorist attacks and deepened political divisions across the United States and Europe. 

    Seventy-one-year-old Joseph Czuba has been charged with murdering a 6-year-old Palestinian boy and attempting to murder his mother. He allegedly blamed them for the Hamas attack on Israel and reportedly yelled, “All Muslims must die,” while stabbing the boy more than 26 times. 

    In France, a Muslim man of Chechen descent allegedly stabbed a teacher to death and wounded others, while yelling “Allahu Akbar” (God is great!). 

    A Tunisian man is accused of shooting dead two Swedish soccer fans at a match in Brussels.  

    Authorities have not been able to link any of these murders directly to Hamas or establish that the accused killers were motivated by events in the Middle East. However, since the deadly attacks occurred in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas invasion and Israeli response, an inspirational connection seems likely. 

Well, maybe. But I found the following interesting inasmuch as most of the media I see have taken a decidedly pro-Israel stance and have pretty much only reporting incidents of harassment or protests aimed against Israel or Jews:

    London has seen a dramatic spike in both antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents.  

    The city has experienced a 1,350 percent increase in hate crimes against Jews since the outbreak of the Israel-Palestine crisis. The Metropolitan police investigated 218 antisemitic offenses between Oct. 1 and 18 compared to 15 during the same period last year. 

    Islamophobic offenses in the city increased 140 percent from 42 in 2022 to 103 this year.  

And in the U.S.:

“As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, we have seen an increase in reports of threats against Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities and institutions,” the Department of Homeland Security warned on Oct. 18. “Lone offenders, motivated by a range of violent ideologies, pose the most likely threat.” 

 Also:

    Across the U.S. and in many countries around the world, large demonstrations in support of Palestinians have been taking place. The vast majority have been peaceful, but some of the slogans being shouted are dangerous. 

    “Free Palestine” is a legitimate statement of solidarity. “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” echoes Hamas’s goal of destroying the Jewish state, and “death to Israel” is a call to commit genocide.

    Pro-Israel demonstrations have been fewer, generally much smaller, and more subdued, with participants expressing solidarity with what they see as their historic homeland. 

    However, there has been a disturbing tendency among some groups to equate criticism of Israel with antisemitism.  

But, in accordance with the official narrative, you can't have an article about Jews and Muslims protesting or attacking one another without raising the bogeyman of "white supremacists": 

Jewish and Muslim communities face a double threat. They may be attacked by people who blame them for the current crisis, as was the case with the murdered Palestinian boy in Plainfield. But they may also be targeted by white supremacists who hate both groups.