By YOAV ETIEL, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026

US Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon described the rise in antisemitism in the United States as a “national crisis,” pledging that combating antisemitism would remain one of her top priorities at the Justice Department.

Speaking Thursday at a gala for the Israeli-American Council (IAC) in San Diego, Dhillon detailed lawsuits against universities and businesses, criminal proceedings for hate crimes, and settlements totaling nearly half a billion dollars.

“The rise in antisemitism is not a wave of isolated incidents. This is a national crisis that requires national determination,” Dhillon said. “Communities are being tested, institutions are being tested, and leaders are being tested.”