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Anti-Semitic attacks are rare in Russia, report finds
Jpost.com ^ | 4/9/13 | JTA

Posted on 04/09/2013 10:14:11 AM PDT by Nachum

Anti-Semitic attacks in Russia remained rare in 2011 and 2012 amid rising anti-Muslim vitriol, according to a new report by a Russian-Jewish group.

“During the reviewed period, the number of attacks of anti-Semitic character in Russia has remained relatively low,” according to the report published last week by the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.

The report lists five physical assaults and 38 instances of anti-Semitic vandalism. The report’s authors wrote that the low level of anti-Semitic attacks correlates with an increase in anti-Muslim vitriol connected to religious tensions in the country’s South.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: antisemitic; attacks; report; russia

1 posted on 04/09/2013 10:14:11 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

As it should be. No Jews blowing sh*t up in Chechnya.


2 posted on 04/09/2013 10:16:28 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Nachum

And Russia is also a moderately pro Israel country. Lot more pro Israel then Europe.


3 posted on 04/09/2013 10:38:54 AM PDT by ravager (I)
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A lot of Russians now live in Israel, who have relatives back in Russia.


4 posted on 04/09/2013 10:39:37 AM PDT by dfwgator
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End It In April!


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5 posted on 04/09/2013 10:54:53 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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To: Nachum

Putins Propaganda Machine marchin on.

6 posted on 04/09/2013 11:12:47 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel

Have you witnessed any such an attack?


7 posted on 04/09/2013 5:27:35 PM PDT by cunning_fish
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To: cunning_fish

Trust me on this one.


8 posted on 04/10/2013 2:56:05 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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