Report: Anti-Semitic attacks up 50%

The year 2006 witnessed a significant escalation in physical, verbal, and visual anti-Semitism throughout the world, with as many as 590 cases of violence and vandalism reported against Jews, a study published by Tel Aviv University ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day revealed Sunday.

The report, which was conducted by the Institute for Researching Contemporary anti-Semitism and Racism, found that twice as many anti-Semitic attacks occurred in 2006 than in the previous year.

Perpetrators of the attacks were, in most cases, identified as Muslim immigrants, or young members of the radical right and their supporters, the study reported.

Schools were popular targets of anti-Semitism in 2006, with twice as many community schools reportedly attacked then in 2005. The number of synagogues which registered attacks rose by one-third.

The report listed Britain, Australia, France, and Canada as the countries with the greatest rise in anti-Semitic attacks. Leading the list was Britain, which registered a 20-year record of 100 incidents - 60% more then in 1986. Of those incidents, 37% were considered violent.

Australia also experienced a significant increase in anti-Semitism, registering 47% more attacks then its yearly average. France also faired poorly, ending the year with 24% more attacks then usual, and 45% more violent attacks then the year before.

In contrast, the United States registered a 12% drop in anti-Semitic attacks in 2006.

1 posted on 04/15/2007 10:23:21 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative

I recently learned that Arabs are considered Semitic by linguists.

2 posted on 04/15/2007 10:36:20 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem”—Zola Levitt, God rest his soul. :*(

3 posted on 04/15/2007 10:44:38 AM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Bible Thumper and Proud! RUN, FRED, RUN!!!)

My mullah told me they have it coming and that Allah wants me to deface more Jewish cemetaries.

4 posted on 04/15/2007 12:39:57 PM PDT by perez24 (Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap.)

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5 posted on 04/16/2007 5:06:43 AM PDT by SJackson (restoring the Jews to their homeland is a noble dream shared by many Americans, A. Lincoln)

"I recently learned that Arabs are considered Semitic by linguists."

The descendants of Shem gave Islamists a written language, then the Islamists claimed to be the same descendants. Go figure.

6 posted on 04/16/2007 5:15:51 AM PDT by familyop (Essayons (has-been))

Well, on the plus side, it went down in America...

7 posted on 04/16/2007 7:33:55 AM PDT by Alexander Rubin (Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)

8 posted on 04/16/2007 7:34:10 AM PDT by Alexander Rubin (Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)

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