Hate incidents are on the rise. 2 Arizona religious leaders share how they're confronting them
KJZZ | By Mark Brodie - Published May 20, 2025
The Anti-Defamation League reports there were more than 9,300 incidents of antisemitic harassment, vandalism and assault in the U.S. last year, a more than 300% increase from half a decade ago. Arizona has also seen an increase in antisemitic incidents.
But, it’s not just antisemitism that’s been on the rise. Experts say there’s been an increase of lots of kinds of hate over the past few years. Reverend Katie Sexton, executive director of the Arizona Faith Network, and Rabbi Andy Green of Congregation Or Tzion in Scottsdale say that’s dangerous for everyone.
Sexton and Green wrote an op-ed on this that was published in the Arizona Mirror and joined The Show to discuss how they define hate.