Of course there is a bit of white-washing it the report also. It blames the rise on British Jews being blamed for things which they have no control [I guess they mean Israel]. Of course they don't mention the incredible rise in Muslim population in Great Britain. Or the fact that Mr. Straw spent year telling the nation how awful Israel was, on a daily basis.
Anti-Semitic attacks at record level
By Paul Majendie
Race hate incidents -- ranging from death threats to physical assault -- rose by more than 30 percent to almost 600.
"These are the worst figures we have had in the 23 years since we have been monitoring it," said Mark Gardner of the Community Security Trust, which advises
"British Jews are stupidly blamed and randomly attacked over international tensions for which they bear no responsibility,"
British Jewish leaders say attacks have risen steadily since 2000 with Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks warning that "a tsunami of anti-Semitism" was sweeping across
He said the trend was mirrored across
"But it is quite difficult to compare with other countries as the sizes of the Jewish communities are quite different. The situation in
"I want to kill all Jews and my name is Hitler," one Arab shouted before punching an Orthodox Jew in the face at a
Gravestones were desecrated, synagogues daubed with slogans and hate mail sent to a Jewish member of parliament.
He said anti-Semitism rose when society faced underlying problems. "
The threat from radical Islam, rammed home by the July 2005 suicide bomb attacks in
The government has launched a debate on whether the long-standing policy of avoiding imposing a single British identity in a multi-cultural society has led to segregation of ethnic minorities.
Just maybe, the reason for the the Anti-Semitic bias incidents is Parliament reports like this :
(JPOST 1/31/07) In a parliamentary report published on Wednesday, the International Development Committee of the British Parliament questioned the international community's decision to isolate Hamas, which they referred to as "a democratically elected government"
"We understand the reasons for this decision but doubt whether it is in fact the most effective response. Indeed, the withholding of revenues by Israel and the boycott of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority by existing donors has led the Hamas government increasingly to look elsewhere for financial support. As a result, Hamas now has closer links to governments like that of Iran than it had two years ago."
The report, entitled Development, Assistance and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, recommends that Western governments open dialogue with Hamas to further the peace process: "We believe that the international community is right to place pressure on Hamas to change those policies which militate against a peace process. However, this would best be achieved through dialogue and engagement, rather than isolation."
Commenting on the report, Professor Gerald Steinberg, executive director of the NGO Monitor, said: "The report is more of an ideologically motivated attack on Israel that repeats tired slogans, rather than a serious analysis of the impact, if any, of massive British aid to the Palestinians. The text relies heavily on false allegations made by highly politicized NGOs, many of whom are funded by DFID, thereby undermining the objectivity and credibility of the committee´s investigation. For example, War on Want is quoted as calling for suspending Israel´s Association Agreement with the EU, using false human rights accusations in which the context of massive Palestinian terror is erased. Similarly, the report gives legitimacy to BADIL, an NGO that promotes extremist Palestinian refugee claims that extend the conflict and prevent compromise. And Christian Aid, whose campaigns with Sabeel promote boycotts, divestment and demonization, repeats the slogans that blame Israel for Palestinian poverty, ignoring the corruption and internal violence."
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I'm tired of anti-semitic attacks being dismissed as a reaction to concern over Israeli policies. That's the excuse, NOT the cause.
There is an article in this weekends edition of the Jewish Setinelle which is the Jewish World I think in LI about how the percentage of people making Aaliyah from the UK is up tremendously.
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