NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (TNScapv) -- The Jewish Council for Public Affairs issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2023, with 142 organizations: Since Hamas' terror attacks in Israel on October 7th, we've seen bigots and extremists exploit the crisis to spread hate, disinformation, and extremism. This is a moment of deep Jewish pain, mourning the lives taken and praying for the safe release of the hostages in Gaza - and this pain and fear is compounded by a horrific rise in antisemitism here in t  more