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Dec. 11, 2003 German lawmakers: anti-Semitism spreading toward mainstream By ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN Germany's parliament unanimously condemned all forms of anti-Semitism on Thursday, expressing concern that anti-Jewish sentiment is seeping into the mainstream of society. The measure, coming against a backdrop of worries about rising anti-Semitism in Europe, responded to a German lawmaker's speech that likened Jews to Nazis and led to his expulsion from the lower house's conservative caucus. "We Germans in particular must never let up in rejecting anti-Semitic prejudice," Parliament President Wolfgang Thierse said during a two-hour debate on anti-Semitism in the lower house. The measure reflected...