Sen. Ben Cardin Benjamin (Ben) Louis CardinPelosi hopeful COVID-19 relief talks resume 'soon' Congress must finish work on popular conservation bill before time runs out PPP application window closes after coronavirus talks deadlock MORE (D-Md.) said Sunday that he agreed with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) characterization of an attack Saturday at the home of a rabbi in a heavily Orthodox Jewish New York community as an act of domestic terrorism.

"I think these individuals are acting not just out of a hatred towards one person but a hatred towards anyone who’s different, and to me that is what terrorism’s about. So I agree with Gov. Cuomo. I think this is an act of domestic terrorism," Cardin said on "Fox News Sunday."

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At least five people were stabbed in Monsey, N.Y., on Saturday evening during a Hanukkah celebration at the home of a rabbi.

It is the latest in a series of anti-Semitic incidents in New York, including one in Brooklyn in which a woman allegedly slapped three Jewish women during Hanukkah. Mayor Bill de Blasio Bill de BlasioOVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities New Year's Eve in Times Square to be largely virtual amid pandemic MORE (D) has said police patrols will be increased in Brooklyn neighborhoods with significant Orthodox Jewish populations.

“We see a rise of anti-Semitism globally, and what is first required is the leaders must stand up and condemn any action against marginal groups,” said Cardin, who serves on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and as the Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Intolerance for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

“It’s not only words. It’s actions to make it clear that those responsible will be held fully accountable and that we work together to keep our communities safe,” he added. “The rise [of anti-Semitism] here in the United States is something that should be of concern to every person in this country.”