On Thursday an all-party parliamentary inquiry will state that anti-Semitic violence has become endemic in Britain, both on the streets and university campuses. The report will call for urgent action from the Government, the police and educational establishments. ... ...
The July incidents “were more dispersed than usual”, Mr Gardner said. “It is usually a small number responsible for a large number of attacks, but these were very widespread across the country and included graffiti attacks on synagogues in Edinburgh and Glasgow.”
The attackers, when visible, are from across society, he said. “When it’s verbal abuse, it’s just ordinary people in the street, from middle-class women to working-class men. All colours and backgrounds. We hardly ever see incidents involving the classic neo-Nazi skinhead. Muslims are over-represented.” ... ...
In Hampstead Garden Suburb, swastikas and the words “Kill all Jews” and “Allah” were daubed on the house and car of Justin Stebbing. Dr Stebbing, who works at a hospital, said: “I felt violated. It’s horrible.”
Jon Benjamin, of the Board of Deputies, said: “The problem is the spin that Israel is an irredeemably evil regime, and we are concerned that it may become common currency to connect British Jews with this.”
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Attacks on Jews in UK Soar
From the Times UK (emphasis added though no comment is required):
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Official British Government Definition of a Moderate Muslim:
'One who is involved in fewer than four separate terrorist plots at any one time'
Lets me clear there is only ONE group of people predisposed to this sort of behaviour.
A huge nos of people came out in support of Israel at a nos of rallies and clicking on the BBCs Have Your Say makes the majority voice of Britons, supporters of Israel known. I live in Golders Green and community relations are good.
'Official British Government Definition of a Moderate Muslim'. LOL. But I dont think the US can afford to be so complacent. Or is a moderate American muslim one who runs up to a synagogue and guns down innocent women? Or threatens Jews at rallies (as wever seen in the US) or chases vocal pro Israeli professors out of their jobs (Uni of Chicago). Anti semitism is rife in the US like never before also.
Brigitte,
You have got that right. It is a bad situation here as well.
I think the difference is there aren't nearly the number of Muslims (as a percentage of population) in the US when compared to the UK. And, Muslims in the UK are concentrated in a few large cities, if I am not mistaken.
It's true, the UK has a problem with a concentration. Our problem is that the far left joins the Islamic axis when it comes to anti-semitism. That's one reason much of our anti-semitism is on university campuses. The rest seems to be "Sudden Jihad Syndrome."
But, of course, we and Europe only differ in degree. We're not far behind.
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