The measure of a community is not whether these things happen, it's how they respond.

It must be shown that something that is already criminal was motivated by bigotry or bias because of, in this case, racial factors.

It's not the ideal bill for us, but we believe it will make a material difference.

We are shocked and outraged by the nature and magnitude of this vandalism. Hate crimes like this one have the potential to polarize a school community and lead members of the targeted community to feel marginalized and insecure.

It is not very often that rallies of the size we are talking about take place in Washington. This will be a major initiative and will send a very important message to our elected officials and diplomats that the Jewish community and other faith-based organizations and civil rights groups will not sit idly by this time with this genocide. Time is really running out, so it is important to galvanize and to send a strong message.