[the scotsman]

‘Historically, Ireland has been the least anti-Semitic country in Europe.’

Crap. There’s no history of anti-semitism in Scotland or Wales. Or several of the Scandanavian countries.

And there IS a history of anti-semitism in Ireland. The History Channel did an excellent documentary recently on the bar on Jewish refugees, antisemitism within the Irish Govt in the late 30’s right through to the 70’s, and there is a history of anti-semitism in the Irish Catholic Church.

And the Ulster (protestant) Irish are historically much less opposed to Judaism religiously, and therefore culturally than the Catholic Irish.

If anyone is ‘least antisemitic’, its the Scots and the Welsh. Not the Irish.

[decal]

“’Ireland has the honour of being the only country which never persecuted the Jews...because she never let them in’, Mr Deasy said solemnly.”

[kearnyirish2]

Ireland’s Christianity makes it a target for haters; we’re God’s people. You can include the “Ulster Irish” with your ridiculous rose-colored view of Scots’ lack of anti-Semitism, since they are Scots themselves; I live in a town with one of the highest concentrations of Scots on the East Coast, and they’re hardly “righteous Gentiles” in that regard.