33 Fall 2024 Credit Opportunity Act (1974), and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (2000), among others.43 2. The strategy works to improve the safety and security of the American Jewish community. The strategy calls on government and law enforcement agencies to develop accessible and reliable reporting mechanisms for individuals and organizations to report antisemitic acts; provide better analysis on antisemitic incidents; expand funding for security enhancements at Jewish institutions through federal grant programs; provide specialized training to local law enforcement on identifying and responding to antisemitic crimes; and advance community preparedness programs and partnerships with local authorities. 3. The strategy focuses on victim support, including legal support for victims of antisemitic incidents. One in four American Jews were personally targeted by antisemitism in 2023.44 The strategy points to various services, including mental health services through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to help victims recover from trauma, connect with expanding support networks, and, if interested, seek education and reconciliation with perpetrators in lieu of punitive options. 4. The strategy demands better data collection. The strategy notes that the U.S. cannot effectively counter antisemitism without proper data. Currently, local law enforcement agencies voluntarily report hate crimes, including antisemitic hate crimes, to the FBI but there are many gaps in reporting. The vast majority of Americans believe it is important that law enforcement be required to report hate crimes to a federal government database. Ninety three percent of American Jews and 91% of U.S. adults agree that it is very or somewhat important for law enforcement to have to report hate crimes to a federal government database.45 5. The strategy lays out ways to increase awareness and understanding of antisemitism for American society. Recommended actions consist of public education and awareness campaigns; curriculum development, including integrating antisemitism awareness and anti-bias education into school curricula and professional training programs for the workplace; and academic research on antisemitism to inform policy and practice. The strategy also reminds media outlets of their responsibility to use their reach to raise awareness based on facts about Jewish people, antisemitism, and the Holocaust. It calls on influencers, including media figures, athletes, gamers, entertainers, and other public figures to use their platforms to increase awareness about antisemitism “as they do with other social issues.”46 6. The strategy works to counter antisemitism online and on social media. The majority of American Jews (62%) have experienced antisemitism online or on social media in the last year, and online and on social media is where most U.S. adults see antisemitism.47 Even within the confines of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act which states “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider,”48 the strategy calls on Congress to implement regulatory measures to hold online platforms accountable for antisemitic content. In the absence of substantive regulation, the strategy asks technology companies to stop recommending and de-rank antisemitic and other hateful content, enforce terms of service against antisemitic content by investing in the human and technical resources, and ensure their users have credible information about Jews, antisemitism, and the Holocaust. Eighty nine percent of American Jews say it is important for social media companies to explicitly cover antisemitism in the platforms’ terms of service and community standards. Nine in ten (90%) also say it is important to make it easy to specifically report antisemitism.49 43. Supra note 1, at 55. 44. Supra note 30. 45. “The State of Antisemitism in America 2023: Comparing American Jews and the General Public,” AJC, http:// www.ajc.org/AntisemitismReport2023/Comparison 46. Supra note 1, at 20. 47. Supra note 30 (4 in 10 U.S. adults witnessed antisemitism in 2023, and 68% of them saw it online or on social media); see also “The State of Antisemitism in America 2023: AJC's Survey of the General Public,” AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE, available at https://www.ajc.org/ AntisemitismReport2023/GeneralPublic 48. This phrase shields companies from being sued by anyone who feels wronged by something that someone else has posted. 47 U.S. Code § 230 (“Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material”). 49. Supra note 30.
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