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The facts that the targeted politician, Ari Hoffman, is an Orthodox Jew, that the threats are laced with blatantly antisemitic comments and that this is happening amid a rise in reported assaults on Jews across the United States is distressing.

AJC Seattle Director Regina Friedland welcomed Mayor Jenny Durkan’s stated commitment to combat antisemitism in Seattle and to thoroughly investigate the vile threats against Ari Hoffman, a candidate for the City Council.

Contrary to what a few strident voices would have us believe, Muslim-Jewish relations in the United States are flourishing.