April 24 (UPI) -- Anti-Semitic incidents in the United States, including vandalism and assaults, increased 86 percent in the first quarter of 2017, the Anti-Defamation League revealed Monday.
The civil rights organization said its audit indicated that 541 incidents -- including vandalism, harassment and assaults -- occurred in the first quarter of the year, a 34 percent increase over 2015, which had a total of 1,266 incidents. Nearly 30 percent of 2016's incidents occurred in November and December, and the audit included 161 bomb threats against Jewish community centers and other institutions.