Hate crimes

6 Israelis charged with hate crimes

Two of the six are soldiers

The six, including two soldiers and a minor, were arrested in the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva on suspicion of carrying out a series of attacks against Palestinian citizens of Israel that began in December, Israeli Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

During the investigation, police said they found knives, clubs and metal rods used during assaults motivated out of a "nationalist-racist motive" to "prevent the assimilation of Jews and Arabs in Beer Sheva."

Sikhs: Religious minority target of mistaken hate crimes

Since 9/11, Sikh-American groups say members of their religion have faced discrimination and abuse because their long beards and turbans have led them to be mistaken for Muslims.

According to the FBI, anti-Muslim hate crimes in the US surged 67% last year, to levels not seen since 2001.

 

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'Trump effect' led to hate crime surge, report finds

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is calling on Mr Trump to "act strongly to squelch harassment".

They also urge Mr Trump to "reach out to the communities he's injured".

The comments come as the group releases two reports into the aftermath of the businessman's win.

Along with representatives of teachers' unions and other civil rights groups, the SPLC outlines how they say Mr Trump's rhetoric and actions have affected US society.

'Make America White Again': Hate speech and crimes post-election

The Southern Poverty Law Center has counted more than 300 cases of hateful harassment or intimidation in the US since Election Day.

"They've been everywhere -- in schools, in places of business like Walmart, on the street," SPLC President Richard Cohen said Monday.