JEWISH INSIDER
In an emerging ‘assassination culture,’ Jewish leaders need added protection, experts say
Jay Deitcher
September 12, 2025

America is entering into an “assassination culture,” the Network Contagion Research Institute and Rutgers University’s Social Perception Lab warned earlier this year, with political violence becoming increasingly common and justified by a growing segment of the population, particularly on the extreme left. “Given the current economic volatility and institutional distrust, the online normalization of political violence may increasingly translate into offline action,” the groups wrote in an April report, largely based on the killing of Brian Thompson, a UnitedHealthcare CEO, who was shot in Midtown Manhattan last December, and the assassination attempt against President Donald Trump last June. Their prediction has since proven tragically accurate. READ MORE