Posted on 01/25/2009 10:55:58 AM PST by Nachum
The number of anti-Semitic attacks around the world during Israel's three-week military operation against Hamas in Gaza was up more than 300 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching a two-decade high, according to figures by an official Israeli forum against anti-Semitism released Sunday.
The words 'Jew dog assassins' and 'terrorist' and a swastika-defaced Star of David appear in spray paint in Caracas, Venezuela, last week. Photo: Courtesy More than 250 anti-Semitic incidents were reported around the world during the 22-day attack against the Islamic regime in Gaza, which began on December 27, compared to 80 during the same period last year, according to the annual report of the Global Forum Against Anti-Semitism.
The bulk of the anti-Semitic incidents took place in Western Europe and were led by local Muslim officials, including 100 in France and Britain each, the report found.
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