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Posted on 02/10/2005 2:01:26 PM PST by anotherview
Last Update: 10/02/2005 21:23
Violent attacks on British Jews hit record high BR> By Reuters
LONDON - Violent anti-Semitic attacks in Britain have reached "alarming" record levels, according to a report released on Thursday, prompting calls by Jewish leaders for more to be done to protect their community. The Community Safety Trust, which represents Britain's 290,000-strong Jewish community on security matters, said there had been 532 "anti-Semitic incidents" - defined as malicious acts toward Jews - in 2004, including a record 83 assaults.
The total, which included abuse and threats, was a rise of 42 percent from the CST's 2003 figure, and well above the previous record high of 405 in 2000.
"This increase is extremely alarming. The transfer of tensions in the Middle East to the streets of Britain has resulted in an unprecedented level of anti-Semitic incidents," said Michael Whine, director of communications for the CST.
The Trust said 100 incidents were reported in March 2004 alone. In the worst incident, a Jewish teenager had his jaw shattered in the English south coast city of Southampton.
Last month London police said they were hunting a group of black and Asian men said to be behind a string of racist attacks on orthodox Jewish men in the capital.
A few days earlier, vandals daubed swastikas and other Nazi symbols on 10 gravestones in a Jewish cemetery in Aldershot, southern England, the second time it had been targeted.
Britain's chief rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, said the figures were a cause for concern. "The single most important thing is for our community to enlist others to join in the protest against the attacks," he said in a statement.
"Jews must not be left to fight anti-Semitism alone."
The government described the rise as "totally unacceptable" and said action was being taken. "We have strengthened the law against racism, including raising the maximum penalty for incitement to racial hatred," leader of the House of Commons Peter Hain told parliament.
The leaders of Britain's Anglican and Catholic Christian communities said the findings were disturbing and condemned anti-Semitism.
Rob Beckley, the Association of Chief Police Officers' spokesman on faith matters, said that "...any anti-Semitic incidents are a matter of great concern to the police service ... All hate crime is insidious and destructive and we are committed to taking positive action against those perpetrating such offences."
It's Mel Gibson's fault. Between Braveheart, The Patriot, and The Passion of the Christ, British Jews don't stand a chance...
I think they meant to say "the transfer of Muslims to the streets of Britain."
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It's Poles' fault. Thousands of Polish immigrants came to UK in last months and majority of them is of course antisemitic. Really.
Especially the black and {cough} "Asian" ones.
Not to mention gun laws.
I was kidding, but I agree about the gun laws...
They painted their antisemitic faces.
Recently there was a posting about young, black, Islamic
thugs and murderers who are terrorizing S. London. Many
European countries (especially France) are allowing vast
numbers of Islamists into their countries. With a declining
and aging population the EUROS want these immigrants to
wait on their tables and clean their streets until their
pension system collapses. A good description of this mess
is in the Dec.'04 issue of Commentary, "The Islamization of
Europe?". This is also exacerbating the growing anti-Semitism in Europe.
Dunno about the Passion but you are spot on about the other two.
The problem is a lack of education regarding what Jews are really like.
Therefore, I urge the ADL to airdrop millions of Mel Brooks DVDs over Britain as soon as possible.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
The Producers is in the West End at the moment.
It should be noted that ALL racist incidents have increased in the UK pretty much equally.
As for Jewish incidents it is quite obvious which sector of the country would be involved in that.
All the Muslim Poles who emigrated, perhaps.
I am not anti-Polish. There is some bad history there, perhaps, but that does not say anything negative at all about today's Polish people, does it? Poland is more and more becoming a friend of Israel.
At one time USSR had a law against antisemitism, punishable by hanging. Guess everyone should adopt that.
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Waiting for the "moderate Muslims" to condemn these attacks on Jews.
Waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting.
Never argue with a fool. People won't know the difference.
I'm still waiting for the Christians in this country to get off their arses.
Hopefully after the next election we will get some proper anti-immigration policies.
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