De Blasio comments stoke already increasing levels of anti-Semitism

Many Jewish leaders in New York and New Jersey are reporting that they are experiencing more pronounced incidents of anti-Semitism as coronavirus lockdowns lengthen.

The complaints reached fever pitch Tuesday night when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted about how he personally broke up a heavily attended Orthodox funeral in Brooklyn. The mayor, who had previously provoked controversy when he said that he might “permanently” close noncompliant synagogues, said further violations of social distancing will not “be tolerated.”