Proximate vs. Ultimate Causation

Anti-Semitic Incidents See Largest Single-Year Increase On Record, Audit Finds

Proximate:

"These incidents came at a time when we saw a rising climate of incivility, the emboldening of hate groups and widening divisions in society."

Ultimate:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine%27s_Sword

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0902270/