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A New Wave Of Anti-Semitism

A New Wave Of Anti-Semitism

It appears that there is a new wave of anti-semitism sweeping through the world. There have been many, many acts of anti-Jewish hatred and intimidation reported in European countries such as France, Germany, and England over the last two or three years.

Now, there appears to be a movement of "official" anti-semitism starting up again in Russia.
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Why is it that people always blame the Jews, claiming that they bring upon themselves the very hatred and horrors that those people are committing? At the moment, I know of at least three "blood libels" that are popularly being spread around the world, as justification for anti-semitism.

So, what do you think of this?

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I am not surprised at all. Jews have been hated by people of all sort of races and backgrounds and it is not going to get any better. I do think that most people who say they hate jews do it because of an extremely IGNORANCE. Yes, a very dangerous ignorance but if you asked them why they cannot really answer. I had the experience to meet several 'skinheads' in Argentina in the street, I fear them because they can be quiet nasty and I particularly do not have a 'look' that they may like...so I tried to stay away as soon as I saw them (I was alone in a street and they were coming in my direction). I feared for my life because weeks before they have been beaten several jews and other people from the same neighboorhood. (This was my university's neighboorhood, a very rich-high class area) and all these kids are rich kids who has NOTHING else to do.

I had a few Jewish friends also who were teased quiet often and the school system in my country do not make jokes with those kind of things, they expell children for good if they find them making fun of a jewish kid. Jewish people are very respected in my country but as any other place there are always the dumbies.

In Europe the situation is quiet scary and I do not think people are taking these things seriously, they do not see it as a big deal but it IS a big deal and I do not see stopping anytime soon....but all the opposite, it will increase.

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Here is another article on anti-Semitism in the world. I think this shows why there is such a rise in what we are seeing happen around us.

https://www.cnsnews.com/Commentary.asp

Do you see any of this happening where you live?

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Not at all. Here in Trinidad if there are any jews (I doubt it but if there are, I may count them with the fingers of my hands). We do not even have a synagogue in the country, which I found to be very interesting because MOST religions are represented here. There are MANY muslims, is one of the biggest religions, I guess that's why. I do not know. But since I am going back to my country, anti-semitism is a very common issue over there, not necessarily coming from Argentinians but from other sources linked to terrorism. The first bomb to the Israelite Embassy in Buenos Aires was linked to an Iranian terrorist group who was also directly linked to the Iranian Ambassador in Argentina. Yes, a diplomat and terrorist. Of course, as any other third world country, nothing happened and there are not responsibles in jail for this terrorist attack and for the other one in the Jewish organization called AMIA (4 years after the first attack).

So, I am pretty familiar with anti-semitism in my country. It comes from the time of the so called "loved" Argentinian President Juan Peron. This is not new for me and I am sad to say that I will not be surprised if other attack takes place over there.

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Here is some information about an actual case of anti-semitism being brought to court, and the perpetrators being found guilty. The surprise (well, not to a LOT of people) is that the perpetrators are three writers for the major French newspaper, Le Monde, along with publisher!

https://archive.mail-list.com/naomiragen/msg00850.html

I highly recommend this article.

A New Wave Of Anti-Semitism

I think that anti-semitism will continue to escalate in line with the whole Palestine v Israel saga. There is no doubt that is a source of deep resentment in the Muslim world at least.

I really don't know why people hate jews, it makes no sense. Maybe the extreme socialists relate to Nazi philosophy? Whatever the reason it is extreme ignorance and should not be tolerated.

But I also get the impression that anti-semitism is a terribly over-used term for just about everything that is against, or disagrees with Israel. Semites are also arabs too so to me it is a ridiculous term.

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The word, "anti-semitism" was coined, I believe, by the Nazis, to replace the more obvious term that also comes from German, that simply means "Jew Hatred". Unfortunately, I can never remember what that exact word is. Anti-semitism ONLY refers to Jew hatred, despite the recent attempts by Arabs to make it apply to themselves.

I don't understand why there is deep resentment in the Arab world about Israel. Israel makes up less than 10% of the overall "Middle East", which includes Israel and all the Arab world. There is already a country made up entirely of "Palestinian" Arabs. It is called Jordan. More Jews were displaced (thrown out of their homes and countries) in the 1940s and 1950s than Arabs, yet the Jews made new homes, the Arabs didn't.

Part of the hatred among the Arabs stems directly from the fact that the premier cleric in Jerusalem in the 1930s and 1940s was a close confidant, supporter, and advocate of Adolph Hitler.

If you read the thread on Israel and Palestine, you will see where I have provided extensive documentation.

Personally, I think that the Muslims hate the Jews mostly because of the fact that Judaism shows the weaknesses of Islam, and Muslims seem to be particularly unable to deal with such things without violence.

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Eichel warns against anti-Semitism

Federal Finance Minister Hans Eichel has warned of growing anti-Semitism in Germany. Speaking at an event of the German-Israeli Society in Kassel, Eichel said that all parties must adopt clear positions against extreme right-wing thought. He expressly welcomed the growth of Jewish life in Germany, and called upon everyone to learn more from and about each other. The chairman of the German-Israeli Parliamentarians' Group in the Bundestag, Hildegard Mueller, said that Israel was the only democracy in the Middle East that shared German values.
Ref. https://www.germnews.de/dn