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Last update - 10:24 24/08/2007 Anne Frank Foundation: Right-wing violence soaring in Holland By Cnaan Liphshiz, Haaretz Correspondent Extreme right-wing violence in the Netherlands soared by 75 percent last year, according the annual Anne Frank Foundation report on extremism, which was released Wednesday. In its joint report with Leiden University, the foundation counted 67 incidents of extreme right-wing violence in 2006, compared to 38 reported the previous year. The report's co-author told Haaretz that anti-Semitic hate crimes - which constituted 13 percent of all cases - are often falsely represented as anti-Zionist. Advertisement According to Willem Wagenaar, 2006 saw 35 anti-Semitic instances out of a total of 265 hate crimes. The overall number of racial offenses dropped by 10 percent from the previous year, which saw 41 anti-Semitic attacks. "The distinction between crimes that stem from anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is hard to make," says Wagenaar, who is an expert on the extreme right in the Netherlands. "We're seeing neo-Nazi criminals relabeling their anti-Semitic crimes as anti-Zionist. The reason is that racial crimes mandate harsher sentences, so the criminals hide behind that false label of anti-Zionism. "For example, one group of extreme-right youths, who were found guilty of torching both a synagogue and an Muslim school, claimed they had set the synagogue on fire to protest Israel's policy." The report lists two cases of arson of Jewish property and eight cases of threats throughout the country. Other offenses included vandalism, defamation and bullying and other forms of intimidation. About a quarter (23 percent) of all hate crimes in 2006 were directed at Muslim immigrants. 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Shanghai surprise A Jewish couple in Shanghai weds inside a synagogue for the first time since WWII.   1.   Dear Euro Jews 01:47  |  Danite 23/08/07   2.   Danite- tnx but no tnx 03:00  |  David Kat 23/08/07   3.   What anti-Semitic hate crimes?? 03:38  |  Dutch Dirk 23/08/07   4.   What we Jews need to do 03:52  |  Nechama 23/08/07   5.   Danit 03:57  |  D.F 23/08/07   6.   RightWing Violence 04:12  |  Red 23/08/07   7.   Dutch Dirk 04:31  |  SR 23/08/07   8.   #3 If your intent was to prove you`re an antisemite you succeeded 04:51  |  McQueen 23/08/07   9.   #3 typical dutch 05:43  |  Rab Burns 23/08/07   10.   Anti-semite assassination squads 06:01  |  bernard ross 23/08/07   11.   David Kat 06:09  |  Connie 23/08/07   12.   Anti Semitism 07:26  |  dominique 23/08/07   13.   Canada not all that great 07:54  |  topanga 23/08/07   14.   My goodness, 35 anti-Semitic hate crimes in a year in a country 10:42  |  Mark B. 23/08/07   15.   Most race crimes in Europe are anti-Arab 11:12  |  Dirk 23/08/07   16.   MARKB.How many are acceptable to you?If you were on the receiving 11:43  |  PETERSM 23/08/07   17.   CORRECT - ANTI SEMITISM HIDING BEHIND ANTI ZIONISM 11:47  |  Nicole 23/08/07   18.   DUTCH Dirk Dutch Jews are not at war with Holland.They do not 12:04  |  PETER SM 23/08/07   19.   Zionism is more extreme 12:05  |  Dieter 23/08/07   20.   Double Dutch indeed 12:19  |  Sela 23/08/07   21.   More Israeli-orchastrated Jewish hysterics 12:26  |  Salem 23/08/07   22.   To Haaretz censor who is unfair 12:28  |  Mark B. 23/08/07   23.   Small wonder, with racists in parliament 12:33  |  Mohammed 23/08/07   24.   DIETER How many Arabs MP`s are there in Holland.High court Judges 12:34  |  PETER SM 23/08/07   25.   The gays and the Jews, just like old times 12:36  |  Jacob 23/08/07   26.   PETERSM: Arab-Dutch ministers 12:48  |  Dieter 23/08/07   27.   Muslim immigrants love freebies 12:54  |  Ella 23/08/07   28.   Decline and fall of journalistic principles 12:58  |  concerned 23/08/07   29.   jewish state 12:59  |  mama 23/08/07   30.   AGAINST MUSLIMS IS MUCH WORSE, I BELIEVE 13:12  |  indrajaya 23/08/07   31.   AGAINST MUSLIMS IS MUCH WORSE, I BELIEVE 13:12  |  indrajaya 23/08/07   32.   DIETER Avoiding my question on your sloganeering.There are many 13:16  |  PETER.SM 23/08/07   33.   indrajaya, they killed Theo Van Gogh, you know! 13:45  |  Leona 23/08/07   34.   # 23 Mohammed 13:45  |  Lynn 23/08/07   35.   Van Gogh`s gruesome murder`s still with us, indrajaya 13:47  |  Pieter 23/08/07   36.   INDRAJAYA: I won`t cry for muslim after Van Gogh 13:48  |  Dana 23/08/07   37.   # 33, LEONA 14:04  |  indrajaya 23/08/07   38.   To Leona: I wouldn`t wish Muslim to live in Holland or in Israel 14:25  |  Gary 23/08/07   39.   It`s time someone said it: the problem`s Muslims, not Nazis 14:29  |  Eyeopener 23/08/07   40.   Right wing violence 14:46  |  Frank 23/08/07   41.   Holocaust generation are all dying...the big lie will start 14:48  |  The Equalizer 23/08/07   42.   Antizionism = Antisemitism = Antijewishness 15:51  |  AV 23/08/07   43.   Netherlands is 20% Muslim. Liberals have commited suicide. 15:54  |  -- 23/08/07   44.   Bernard Ross #10, I agree. 16:00  |  Joe 23/08/07   45.   Euro Parliment sponsors extreme Anti-Israel NGO converence 16:03  |  Tom 23/08/07   46.   Hate crimes in Holland 16:18  |  Yosi 23/08/07   47.   I agree with you Dana 16:20  |  Catherine 23/08/07   48.   #285 Clickfool (Yesterday) 16:32  |  See It Now 23/08/07   49.   By supporting Israel, Jews put themselves at risk 16:38  |  Vivian 23/08/07   50.   # 28 concerned 17:38  |  Lynn 23/08/07   51.   As long as our paranoia increases.. 17:41  |  Tosefta 23/08/07   52.   Anti muslims incidents 18:02  |  charles 23/08/07   53.   Jew of Holand, come home to Israel!!! You are 18:09  |  Rivi 23/08/07   54.   #51 Tosefta 18:15  |  See It Now 23/08/07   55.   Peter sm 18:22  |  Tamir Palestine 23/08/07   56.   TOSEFTA: you`re right. We need to bring down the walls 19:15  |  Kevin 23/08/07   57.   Are you serious? 19:30  |  Marianne 23/08/07   58.   #43 - thats wrong 19:50  |  Usayd 23/08/07   59.   Amazing how this "study" omits Muslim anti-Jewish violence 19:51  |  sk 23/08/07   60.   Muslims are the problem in Holland 19:54  |  sk 23/08/07   61.   #52 Kevin Bring down the wall 20:04  |  Mickey 23/08/07   62.   David Kat and Danite 20:15  |  CHGODMK 23/08/07   63.   PETERSM: NL Muslims a fraction of IL Arab population 20:20  |  Dieter 23/08/07   64.   Human or Golem? 20:20  |  Hannah 23/08/07   65.   So Dutch judges go easy on anti-Israeli violence! 20:23  |  between-line-reader 23/08/07   66.   Now you don`t see it, but see it now (See it now #54) 20:26  |  Tosefta 23/08/07   67.   Dutch aren`t that liberal 20:26  |  Tareq 23/08/07   68.   SK: read the report! 20:27  |  Dati 23/08/07   69.   #7, SR 20:28  |  Hannah 23/08/07   70.   Escalation in Antisemitic Incidents 2006 Worldwide 20:37  |  See It Now 23/08/07   71.   HANNA: So wer`e not members of the human race? Again? 20:37  |  Israeli 23/08/07   72.   #8, McQueen 20:38  |  Hannah 23/08/07   73.   The aftermath of Marijauna consumption 20:43  |  Alon Fisher 23/08/07   74.   All hate crimes are wrong. 20:48  |  Deborah 23/08/07   75.   #17, Nicole 20:48  |  Hannah 23/08/07   76.   15# being anything but not "aryan" 20:49  |  Alon Fisher 23/08/07   77.   #21, Salem 20:50  |  Hannah 23/08/07   78.   See it now/Peter SM etc.... racism exists in many different place 20:51  |  Tareq 23/08/07   79.   #27, Ella 20:52  |  Hannah 23/08/07   80.   Hannah 20:53  |  Tareq 23/08/07   81.   #1, AV 21:00  |  Hannah 23/08/07   82.   #64 Hannah 21:03  |  In Your Face 23/08/07   83.   #49, Vivienne 21:05  |  Hannah 23/08/07   84.   #71, so-called Israeli 21:12  |  Hannah 23/08/07   85.   The Dutch are learning their lesson 21:16  |  Marla the tourist 23/08/07   86.   HANNAH: you`re comment are Wrong, capital W 21:19  |  Fania 23/08/07   87.   Israel is a proson, with many liberal wardes 21:21  |  Chris 23/08/07   88.   How has this become a Muslim bashing forum? 21:22  |  Still Sane 23/08/07   89.   To All Zionists 21:23  |  In Your Face Zionist 23/08/07   90.   2006 good year for Jewish paranoids (See it now #70) 21:48  |  Tosefta 23/08/07   91.   Zionism 21:57  |  Hannah 23/08/07   92.   Anti Semitic crimes fall by 7% in The Netherlands 22:04  |  jerrym 23/08/07   93.   to Hannah#84 22:16  |  Ilya 23/08/07   94.   #86, Fania 22:32  |  Hannah 23/08/07   95.   #89, in your face zionist 22:36  |  Hannah 23/08/07   96.   #80, Zionist "Tarek" 22:50  |  Hannah 23/08/07   97.   #89 In Your Face Zionist 22:58  |  Nice Work 23/08/07   98.   Paris is gorgeous 23:15  |  Gezunt 23/08/07   99.   Netherlands is 20% Muslim, including Non-Dutch citizens 23:45  |  -- 23/08/07   100.   2006 good year for Jewish paranoids (See it now #70) 23:56  |  Tosefta 23/08/07   101.   Hannah # 81 and others 00:12  |  ChanahS 24/08/07   102.   No, you are wrong # 94 00:34  |  John 24/08/07   103.   Rab Burns 00:53  |  Jane 24/08/07   104.   Mark B. in Amsterdam 00:55  |  Jane 24/08/07   105.   FAKE HANNAH (aka Ms Kohn) ALERT! #91 00:58  |  Hannah 24/08/07   106.   Dieter 00:59  |  Jane 24/08/07   107.   Salem 01:00  |  Jane 24/08/07   108.   #23 01:02  |  Jane 24/08/07   109.   #100 Tosefta 01:03  |  See It Now 24/08/07   110.   #33 01:04  |  Jane 24/08/07   111.   #49 01:06  |  Jane 24/08/07   112.   #94 #95 #96 False Hannah Alert 01:07  |  Hannah 24/08/07   113.   Hannah 01:07  |  Jane 24/08/07   114.   Hannah 01:10  |  Jane 24/08/07   115.   confusing numbers 01:15  |  Ernst 24/08/07   116.   #101, ChanahS. 01:16  |  Hannah 24/08/07   117.   Eventually, European Muslims will murder European Atheists 01:53  |  Hal 24/08/07   118.   #66 Tosefta 02:03  |  Ernst 24/08/07   119.   Toseftas wierd logic 02:47  |  Danite 24/08/07   120.   Come to Scenic and Progressive Canada 02:49  |  Danite 24/08/07   121.   TAREQ yes racism exists officially in the Hamas charter 03:26  |  PETER SM 24/08/07   122.   Wisdom of the Ages for Dumbite #103 05:03  |  Tony the Poodle 24/08/07   123.   Fania, # 86 05:12  |  In Your Face Zionist 24/08/07   124.   DIETER now read you first post again.The slogans do not match the 05:20  |  PETER SM 24/08/07   125.   #104 Apologist Danite the comprehension-challenged, IV 05:29  |  Tosefta 24/08/07   126.   FAKE HANNAH (aka Ms Kohn) ALERT! #107 06:05  |  Hannah 24/08/07   127.   FAKE HANNAH (aka Ms Kohn) ALERT! #91 06:07  |  Hannah 24/08/07   128.   Tosefta 06:14  |  Danite 24/08/07   129.   #108, 109, Jane 06:20  |  Hannah 24/08/07   130.   #111 False Hannah Alert 06:30  |  Hannah 24/08/07   131.   #123, #124 False Hannah Alert 06:35  |  Hannah 24/08/07   132.   #115, Hannah 07:55  |  Silvienne 24/08/07   133.   HAL and his Murdering Muslims... 09:19  |  PADDY 24/08/07   134.   For Indrajaya 09:26  |  Uri 24/08/07   135.   The soil for anti-Muslim crimes 09:56  |  Uri 24/08/07   136.   Hanna #81 10:10  |  AV 24/08/07   137.   Hal is saving the Muslims 10:26  |  Hal 24/08/07   138.   Uri 11:13  |  megs 24/08/07   139.   DEAR EURO JEWS 11:40  |  ROLAND SEENER 24/08/07   140.   ERNST: No reduction in anti-Semitic crimes, check numbers 13:31  |  Pollster 24/08/07   141.   Hannah 15:45  |  Jane 24/08/07   142.   @jane 141 20:47  |  Jerrym 24/08/07   143.   #142 21:14  |  Jane 24/08/07   144.   @jane#`43 23:01  |  Jerrym 24/08/07   145.   #144 23:54  |  Jane 24/08/07   146.   #144 23:55  |  Jane 24/08/07   147.   @jane 07:45  |  Jerrym 25/08/07   148.   @ Jane (again) 07:58  |  Jerrym 25/08/07   149.   typically slanted language 11:28  |  raymond deane 25/08/07   150.   148 16:49  |  Jane 25/08/07   151.   thugs 00:07  |  Colla 26/08/07   152.   Colla 04:44  |  Jane 26/08/07   153.   you have no idea 02:09  |  hollingsworth 06/01/08   154.   My goodness..! 02:11  |  hollingsworth 06/01/08   155.   Muslims vs.Jews in Holland 23:44  |  Adam 20/04/08   156.   Why come to Canada? 00:00  |  Adam 21/04/08

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