EU official: Half of European anti-Semitism related to Islam

The Jerusalem Post ^ | Feb 3, 2008 | HAVIV RETTIG

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Some 50 percent of anti-Semitic incidents on the European continent are connected to radical Islamic elements, according to a senior European Commission official.

The figure comes from European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini, who is responsible in the EU for combating racism and anti-Semitism in Europe. Frattini mentioned it in a conversation with Minister for Diaspora Affairs Isaac Herzog last week, and said it was based on European Union reports.

Frattini was in Israel last week for the Second European Union-Israel Seminar for Combating Racism and Anti-Semitism at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem.

Herzog, who is responsible for coordinating government activities in combating anti-Semitism at the cabinet level, told The Jerusalem Post that it was "not new that Frattini relates a large percentage of anti-Semitic incidents to radical Islam, and it's important to say, not Islam as such."

According to Herzog, European governments are responding to this "aggressively," including educating Muslim imams throughout the continent on "European values, principles of democracy, the rights of women and the like."

Besides dealing with the radical Islamic source of a large part of anti-Semitic activity in Europe, European and international institutions are beginning to respond to anti-Semitic discourse through education, according to the minister.

[Regulator]

Captain Obvious to the rescue.

[john drake]

No surprise here. The sad part is the non-Muslim other half still stains Europe 60 years after the Holocaust.

[Slings and Arrows]

Just half?

[Digital Sniper]

Very true, but it only shows a small fraction of the big picture. Let's face it: over half of the entire world's misery can be tied directly to Islam. Just look at any predominantly Muslim nation and you'll see they are embroiled in massacres, ages-old blood feuds, "honor" killings and other crimes against humanity.

Islam does nothing to resolve those problems. If anything, Islam is the root of those problems. Annihilate Islam and the world will indeed be a better place.

[coydog]

That’s some unusual honesty from the Euros.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Together again.

[Shadow44]

Old habits die hard I guess.

[PA Engineer]

"not new that Frattini relates a large percentage of anti-Semitic incidents to radical Islam, and it's important to say, not Islam as such."

I'm going to vomit.

[SpaceBar]

The Islamic influence is greater than the article suggests when one realizes that Adolf Hitler admired the Turkish liquidation of the Armenians.

[RightWhale]

and it's important to say, not Islam as such."

The proof is in the pudding. So far Islam as such has done squat about their islamic problem.

[Cicero]

As bill clinton would say, it depends on what the meaning of “half” is.

If one half involves stupid verbal slights or even careless slips of the tongue, and the other half involves numerous kidnappings, killings, rapes, attacks by youth gangs, and bombings, which of these two “halves” is the more serious problem?

[eleni121]

95% of the anti Christian activities are Mohamedan related.

Any discussion of that...?

[webheart]

95% of the anti Christian activities are Mohamedan related.

Only in Europe, so far... In America, substitute Liberals.

[SolidWood]

Don’t underestimate the destructive power and hate of anti-Christian leftism in Europe (and also here). Anyway the three heads (Communism, Nazism and Islam) of the totalitarian serpent have always sought to destroy Judeo-Christian culture.

[reg45]

Only half?

[bukkdems]

Yes it is 95% to my knowledge. And 55% of British Pakistanis marry their first cousin; another memorable statistic.

A polygamous society necessitates violence (or lots of unsettled land) to get rid of extra men. It is just math. Military conquest used to be the way, but the Muslims are too far behind militarily to put up a battlefront. So, the martyr thing is convenient as a relief valve. It’s almost as if Mohammed designed the perfect death-dealing society that would have a constant supply of those willing to kill or die in his name, because they could not find a wife.

[reg45]

Precisely: The wealthy Muslims (who are generally older) can afford to have multiple wives. This has the affect of removing many women from the pool of those eligible for marriage.

For Example

Let's say you start with a population of 1000 Muslims - 502 males and 498 females (typical birth ratios) which has been distorted by abortion for gender selection. You then might have 502 males and 480 females. Factor in polygamy by the wealthiest 10% (average of 3 wives). You now have 50 wealthy married males and 150 married females. The remainder is 452 males and 330 females. If 90% of those remaining females are non-polygamously married, that increases the married males to 347 and the married females to 447. That leaves 105 unmarried males or over 20% of the male population. That is a large number of men to be un-married (without prospects) and frustrated.

QED

[bukkdems]

A very good analysis. I would like to see your math on how successive generations have fewer choices in a mate if one wants to avoid marrying a close relative.

This leads to the opposite of hybrid vigor; a concentration of recessive traits.

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[jusduat]

They don’t really like girls, they are just as happy with each other.

[ScaniaBoy]

Some 50 percent of anti-Semitic incidents on the European continent are connected to radical Islamic elements, according to a senior European Commission official.

Most likely a soon to be ex-Commission official.