More global anti-Semitic incidents reported in 2009 than any year since WWII

Antisemitism has always ebbed and flowed throughout history, long before Israel came to being. When nations had economic or other hardships they blamed the Jews. When families lost their homes, jobs, etc. they blamed the Jews. When wars broke out, or there wasn't enough food they blamed the Jews. That is history. And actually today, the antisemitism in the world, especially Europe, is a walk in the park in comparison to what Jews had to endure throughout the centuries. At least today European Jews aren't humiliated by governments who forced them to wear distinctive clothing or badges and forced to live in ghettos. So to solely blame antisemitism on Israel's policies is wrong. Sure, it has had a significant effect, but if Israel wasn't around, it would be something else causing this bigotry. And why not? After all, it's much more comforting to blame others instead of yourself for your own misfortunes and failures.

What would you shout if your relatives and friends were being murdered before your eyes on t.v. If you didnt shout something you would die of grief. I was on a march at that time the woman beside me had just had her son bombed..

Sorry it is great to be european,we are not afraid to laugh at ourselves and dont go aroung with chips on our shoulders.Read your history.. 17. PS I take it you know most of the 1st israeli settlers were europeans??

This is exactly what people are thinking now but they wont say it openly...

Your entire post is the spin zionists would like us to believe but the Stern Gang and others like them are what sparked the Arab response in 1948 and israel's treatment of Palestinians is where the rest of it comes from. Untill you own up to who and what you realy are and have been..... Dont be suprised at how people respond

I think people in europe are sick and tired of it all to be honest,all the money that was extorted for the holacost victims that never made it to intended people.Also when any one criticises Israel you get the usual histeria Anti-semite & Holocaust Holocaust why has Israel got this victim mentality that it can do no wrong.

Israel doesnt trade,its takes what it wants.Thats what people see.I dont see the connection to jewish persecution of WW2 and the people of Palestine.Israel and the Palestine have to come to some sort of peace or this whole terrible show will contnue. Peace.

Islamic anti-Semitism has been around since 622 CE and is a large part of the anti-Semitism we're seeing today. People have forgotten the Charles Martels and the Jan Sobieskis who have fought this same enemy that is attacking Jews today - and blaming Jews for the woes its totalitarian dictators impose on its own people.

This may be a long shot but, maybe, just maybe, israel's behaviour creates anti-Semitism?

FYI the German Jews wanted nothing more than to be the best citizens of Germany and were proud to be such. For this they got death in a thousand ways..ways that make a normal person vomit. Obviously you are no student of history because your comments are shallow and hollow. Has it ever occurred to you to read a history book about the Middle East and the treatment of the arabs towards Jews..has it ever occurred to you to read about how the entire arab world attacked Israel in '48 with the hope of destroying the country and killing all of the Jews? You should keep your comments to yourself because they are ignorant and you make yourself a fool. Take the time to learn the truth before you embarrass yourself again.

There are as many or more who are anti-American as as are anti-Semitic.

Aren't all the Arabs Semites? Jews are not race, since there are some black, Chinese, Indian and most coming from Poland/Russia. Being anti Jewish is like being anti Christian and that has nothing to do with Semites. Only some Jews are real Semites.

the term anti-semitsm means not only jews-hatred, but also arabs-hatred, palestinians-hatred, for they are all semitic-peoples, who speak semitic-languages. in 1879 wilhelm marr in germany used for the first time the words anti-semitism as a euphemism for jews-hatred in his "anti-semitische hefte". jews-hatred exists already as long as the jewish people exists. and hate/hatred exists as long as mankind exists. without hate/hatred we can perhaps accomplis a lot more good things.

Who did they ask in Spain? Some members of the 3,ooo,ooo muslim strong community? Give me a break, the vast majority of Spaniards haven't ever met a Jew.

Ratna in Holland espouses ethnic cleansing etc. by moving the Arab//Muslim population of Israel/Westbank to Europe where they can live peacefully and in harmony with the infidels ,how stupidly naive this person is as the Europeans are looking to rid their countries of these very same peasants/troublemakers ?

Since WWII? When antisemitism is "at its highest since the Crusades," then I will be impressed

MOST of the world's Jewish population does NOT live in Israel and have no desire to do so. They are living quite comfortably in the US, Canada, and England. There is no "gathering" of any Jews. Its not happening. It isn't real. But Christian suckers love the idea of it. In this case, it really is the thought that counts.

The Holocaust (tm) The only card you'll ever need.

Abba Eban.

Actually what she said was "Jews to the Gas" check this http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,477450,00.html

Very well put I applaud you,

The fact that we are indoctrinated about The Holocaust has not stopped further genocide. Rwanda, Cambodia, Sudan to name three, but then there is what happened in Matabeleland in Zimbabwe. The fact is we are forced fed the Holocaust because the jewish lobby demand it, to ensure a steady revenue stream for Israel. It is a business nothing to do with preventing the same thing happening again, or remembrance it is about money. When Holocaust Survivors are forced to sleep on park benches where their fellow Israeli citizens take their dogs to defecate shows just what Israelis really think about the Holocaust, that they allow such a thing to happen.

Actually what she said was "Jews to the Gas"

and as a Jew your first loyalty is to Israel. I wouldn't expect anything different. The fact you live the good life in California instead of working and living in Israel shows us that you are a coward without the courage of your convictions. Therefore your comments are worthless.

Yes , antisemitism is a huge problem and indeed is is very severe , Look at how those israelise are exterminating the semites now for more then 40 years , a Shame and a Blame for Mankind ! They used to exterminate Gentiles , those are not only antisemite but also anti Gentile , Take a Look at that warreligion that torah and such talmud , and Hear and See them scream ,slander and threaten all the time against All , even threatening to nuke Us and the Rainforest several times , in between commiting every crime agaian and again !

"You fought nothing, Mr. Quisling, The US and Red Army took care of Nazis" being an authority as you claim to be , you would know that Underground JEWISH fighters fought the Nazi Oppressor in the Ghettos, something you over looked and before 1941 the AMericans were not at war , in fact the Numbering Machines for our arms was an american made one from then IBM. Perhaps you should also read up on Voyage of the Damned, in other words Michael you are full of it.

"Seems that jewish people dont mind using them. Ive seen pics of them scribbled on Palestinian walls saying to kill all arabs" mind you , you saw a Jew doing that... NAH! How about the swastikas on the wall of Mosques? Maybe the same PPL (maybe You) had a hand in the ones on Synagogues as well. Until you are sure how about do not spout stupidity.

What to do about THIS!!! I think All of us Jewish People should move to ISRAEL.

wow,a light shined on holocaust denial?considering laws are made to prevent any discussion of it would leave me to believe that they dont want a discussion.someone said why would the left be angry with israel because of human rights wellthats exactly it,why are some more special than others.the argument that so-called anti semites are against israel is delusional selfpitying nonsense.we would love to see a prosperous peaceful israel.then all the dual citizens would go home.take aipac with you please.why does israel wallow in self pity all the time.if the west and europe are so evil then why did they support the creation of israel.look at the nonsense today, that criminal(aint he?)yahoo is waving so called blue prints(yellow)about aushwitz.i mean when does it end,hitler croaked 65 years ago.enough already.i bet they found them in the same place as the yellowcake uranium. its sad when you cant believe in your countries motives, morals,and media(usa).

They "parade" around in garments too.

"Isn`t it shameful to insult a whole continent without knowing what you`re talking about? As a European I get a bit tired Of being constantly attacked by supporters of Israel who`ve never ventured across the Atlantic" Ihave been on both sides of the Atlantic Michael, take a pill. You have no idea of what you are ranting about.

It apphors me that you do not see this swastika incident as I do. The swastika to a Jew is an affront to ALL jews maybe this swastika was put on the wall by someone like you, maybe not but I wonder if you saw who exactly was putting on the swastika. In Gaza I have seen many "Gazans waving swastikas on Israeli flags. In Fort Luderdale one Palestinian WOmen with many supporters yelled that all Jews deserve the ovens, so Please tell me you saw a jew do that , Put up or shut up.

By definition A Jew's wish to return and support His / Her Ancestral land, Israel is all that Zionism is. All it ever was and all what it is about.

You said"Those who start talking about collecting money for the Inquisition forget one detail - European (and not only European) states attacked, destroyed, plundered and robbed each other for centuries" wasn't the Jews who were in the Spanish inquisition neither.

HATERS LIKE YOU SAY "The Holocaust industry has been working at full speed for decades now. Like in the UK it`s obligatory for school students to study it and one person from every school class is guaranteed a visit to Auschwitz. And there are museums and TV programmes and films and Holocaust Days etc." iT IS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO THINK WE SHOULD NEVER LEARN BY THE GENOCIDES IN LIFE LIKE ARMENIAN GENOCIDES GARFUR gENOCIDES etc. It ruly is because of People like you reminders must stay alive lest we do it again. Thankfully because of that Israel is also prepared to help out in Natural disasters like Haiti and unnatural disasters like Darfur.

When mentioning the successes of Western Civilization Europeans refer to themselves as European as a New Yorker does being American. When they mention the Holocaust, or Bosnia, or the Inquisition they speak of themselves as an isolated beacon of culture within a world of barbarity. When will citizens of Europe admit that the European Union and it's member nations are only so few steps away from states within one nation? I don't understand posters on this board. Europeans will accuse Americans and Israelis of nothing but rabid nationalism in the context of a Gideon Levy editorial. Somehow Gideon Levy and the publication that publishes him are disassociated from Israel. They will accuse Americans of never venturing across the Atlantic when they themselves have never done so. By the way, traveling from Boston to Los Angeles is nearly 3,000 miles, and to assume homogeneity is as ignorant as what Euro's accuse Americans of being.

What about anti-semetism in Israel-Jew against Jew--it's on the up-turn in Israel as well!

credit was sarcasm. I would not expect a fair minded Brit chap to understand that. My calling you "fair minded" is also sarcasm! Just in case you don't get that either.

This is the result of Israels harsh aggression on the Palestinian People of Gaza.

...the rest of the world grows disgusted and racist extremists elsewhere feel more justified in their views. We can hardly complain about racists in other parts of the world when we have people like Baruch Marzel, Ben Gvir, Lieberman, Ben Ari and others right at the heart of Israeli government. If we don't like fascism and intolerance elsewhere why do we encourage it at home?

"Is that the best response you Brits can muster? On the other hand, I really should not expect much from you......" If you read my posts, you will know that I rarely swear on these boards but when somebody with no justification at all attacks me and says that I have gone from being "a useful idiot for the KGB to being a useful idiot for the jihad" frankly, swearing seems the only response. The poster in question is obviously so ideologicallly blinded that trying to have a rational argument with him, her or it, would be pointless.

I don't remember anti-semitic incidents reported by our press. I have asked among my friends, no one knew about the poll. How was it made? To whom? Our main concern is by far al-qaeda members in our country. And unemployement. Anyone kindly offer more details about the poll, I am interested. Greetings to all.

David LG does not sound the sort of chap to understand that calling someone a bigot, when they are trying to explore a serious issue like anti-semitism, is conducive to a serious debate. However I come back to his sentence "To your credit you acknowledge that anti-semitism is not just about Israel...." On the contrary I am saying that currently it is very very largely a result of Israeli policy. What I have gone on to debate is why there is this Israeli policy, which seems to me so incredibly counter-productive.

... was a big mistake. The world must know that the next time we will ask for a pound of flesh.

These polls are useless unless they are compared with other incidents of anti-blacks, anti-Muslims, anti-gays, etc. You can't focus on one type of problem when other similar incidents are occuring. You can't track the price of one commodoty, say rice, to track the increase/decrease of cost of living, can you? Also, I like to see a link to the actual questions and answers that were used to compile this report. Better yet, I like to see an official definition of anti-semitism so that I can see it when I run into it.

Phineas Whoppy asks me why Jews should be less noisy. First, of course one acknowledges the contribution of Jews in many fields. And no doubt it has something to do with the culture, including the feeling of being persecuted. Defiance of the world naturally leads to achievement. The trouble is that this spills over into what is perceived as arrogance. These Talkbacks are filled with attitudes of superiority (and hatred) towards others, especially those who query Israeli actions. Other religions share the Jewish work ethic but are characterised by much more modesty.

Of course I have no first-hand experience: but I think it is something worth asking. How could so many neighbours turn a blind eye when Jews went to the death camps. I am quite sure in my own mind that it had nothing to do with blood libels and responsibility for the death of Jesus. I can't believe people were that religious. But I remember a post here some time ago from an Austrian Jew that while most Jews were trying to assimilate the Orthodox men from the east wore their very very conspicuous (threatening?) medieval garb. I can't think of any other religion where the men parade their faith in your face like that. Being different was never a good recipe for being accepted. Of course there a lot more aspects to this issue, but little room to expand.

There is a corelation between anti-semitic incidents in Europe and the policies the Israeli government employs against the Palestininans. Its cause and effect. During the first Intifada there was a massive rise in incidents in France and now again in 2009 after Cast Lead. What I don't get is that Israel was founded to be a safe haven for Jews but its policies are activly endagering Jews in the diaspora

'Regardless of whether Jews act like lemmings or stand strong and tall they will be hated...playing the game of the appeaser only makes the haters hate more and playing the strong and proud game makes us hated because we are able to crush the enemy.' - Connie You said it. It doesn't make any difference, Jew hatred is a fact of life. But you forgot a third option: not playing games at all. Just having the courage to be what one is and to take pride in that, no artifice, no chest-thumping, no crawling. You are not the only person to have learned the holocaust lesson at the dinner table. People like Esther - who, by the way, is not trumpeting empty slogans from abroad - show that some of us have understood its nuanced message an awful lot better than you did.

So, according to you, there is no connection between diaspora Jews and Israel, most attacks on Jews are carried out by Muslims and the reason for those attacks is the climate of hate carried over from pre-holocaust Europeans, the media, neo-Nazi propaganda plus (what we all know was negligible) Arab antisemitism. But you propose punishing not the neo-Nazis, not the media and not the historic Jew-haters. Instead you offer us Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia, Libya (only Iran having even a semblance of a Jewish community to persecute at this point in time) as alternative whipping-boys. Nadav, most of the attacks on Jews were noted in Europe and the Americas. Most of the historic Jew-hatred comes from Europe. Most of the Muslims in Europe come from North Africa and the Indian sub-continent. Since you yourself blame the Europeans for being the source, what governed your choice of enemy targets? Couldn't be their comparative proximity to.... Israel, perchance?

"You fought nothing, Mr. Quisling, The US and Red Army took care of Nazis. You are indeed appeasers - you appeased Germans and Russians - The US protected ungrateful you during cold war - and now you are Arab appeasers.Is not it shameful to be an European nowadays?" Isn't it shameful to insult a whole continent without knowing what you're talking about? As a European I get a bit tired Of being constantly attacked by supporters of Israel who've never ventured across the Atlantic. By all means mention the Holocaust, but also mention all Europe has contributed to the World. The United States wouldn't exist without Europe. All those Jewish Nobel prize winners wouldn't exist without European civilization. Democracy wouldn't exist without Europe etc. etc. You want to take a crack at Europe? Fine, but say the good things about Euruope as well, and say the bad things about USA and Israel.

Actually, depends who is talking. The jewish agency is into the aliya business, while it's head, Mr Shkaranski, is into being persecuted. The ADL on the other hand reported in june 09 : ADL: anti-Semitic incidents decrease.

To think that anti-semitism is a legitimate response to alleged Israeli actions in the Gaza strip is rediculous. Do people attack the Chinese, Serbs, Russians, or Muslims when they oppress their occupied territories? NO! No matter what occurs in the Mid-East, there should NOT be anti-semitic attacks against Jews- period! (which btw, are mostly caused my Muslims and Arabs in Western Europe). The reason for these attacks is pure and simple anti-antisemitism. It is the climate of hate that carried over from pre-Holocaust Europeans, the communist/Leftist media, old-schools Neo-Nazi propaganda, and Islamic Arab/Iranian Antisemitism (imported by "immigrants" in Europe). World Leaders should not just condemn anti-antisemitism but publicly act against it, by breaking ties with Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, and Saudi Arabia, Libya etc..., which use anti-Semitism as part of their propaganda war, knowing full well that all ears are open in a traditionally anti-Semitic Europe.

to extort money is NOTHING close to what the world made (and still makes) to jewish people. I'm not jewish, and everytime I see, or read things that take the jewish people down, I can trully understand how they feel. it's unbelieveble on how people still want to bother them...

Muslim Cleric Muhammad Hussein Yaaqub: "The nation of Islam is here to stay. We should make this notion grow within our hearts. Our nation was not created to fulfill a role and then disappear, like the nations before us, which were created to exist for a while, only to be annihilated. No, no. The nation of Islam was created to remain to the end of time, strong and dominant." "Dominant"??? Hasn't happened. Never will. Muslims can't blame God for the parlous contemporary state of Muslim-majority countries and the demonstrable inferiority of these countries in rights, dignity, scientific progress and wealth. So they blame the Jews. It's the next best thing.

'Could there be a connection to Morris's reponse and whiskey?' Could there be a connection between your libel and my attorney? MV

considering the increased awareness of, and vocal opposition to, israeli policy and human rights violations in the territories... combined with the automatic label of "anti-semitism" applied by jewish orgs, and israel itself, to any criticisms of israel(which IS in a sense an exploitation of the holocaust because of the connotations it holds)... one has to honestly wonder just how true to reality this report by the jewish agency actually is. that anti-semitism exists in the world is undeniable, just as do many other forms of bigotry; but i'll venture that the dramatic "increase" suggested by the jewish agency is more a reflection of the above than it is anything else.

January 12, 2010 From the NY Times, By David Brooks Jews are a famously accomplished group. They make up 0.2 percent of the world population, but 54 percent of the world chess champions, 27 percent of the Nobel physics laureates and 31 percent of the medicine laureates. Jews make up 2 percent of the U.S. population, but 21 percent of the Ivy League student bodies, 26 percent of the Kennedy Center honorees, 37 percent of the Academy Award-winning directors, 38 percent of those on a recent Business Week list of leading philanthropists, 51 percent of the Pulitzer Prize winners for nonfiction. In his book, ?The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement,? Steven L. Pease lists some of the explanations people have given for this record of achievement. ?The Jewish faith encourages a belief in progress and personal accountability. It is learning-based, not rite-based?. If it was not for Jews, your hemorrhoids may grow larger and travel to your brains. Do you still want Jews to keep quiet?

you hard headed people just don't listen, forget about polticians, they DON'T represent the ordinary mans voice, you are going to kill yourslevs with your charter, israel will be no more if there is another world war, that is a fact, and whats funny about this is israel can live in peace if it wants to and survive for many centuries to come, but keep clinging on to ben gurions charter and you won't see another century.

Seems that jewish people dont mind using them. Ive seen pics of them scribbled on Palestinian walls saying to kill all arabs. What about the recent arson and writing of swastikas on the Mosque wall in Palestinian territory. Israeli police never caught those perps. No big deal was made of those swastikas.

"Nearly half of Western European believe that Jews exploit the persecution of their past as a method of extorting money, according to an annual Jewish Agency report released on Sunday." Well, should Europeans not entertain this reality-based belief merely because the Jewish Agency labels it "anti-Semitic"? It seems these zionist Jewish organizations are always pointing the finger at others, making accusations about non-Jews but rarely, if ever, admit to the many wrongs committed against non-Jews by Jews and especially in the case of Israel (the so-called "Jewish state") for the perceived benefit of Jews as a group.

can muster? On the other hand, I really should not expect much from you......so a response is not at all necessary. Consider the question rhetorical.

The truth bothers you? If so, get on the hate sites. They may be more to your liking.

If you feel unsafe in the US and think you have to move to Israel for protection, we will just have to try to manage without you. I suspect it will be possible.

That literally did make me laugh aloud. If I ever need an example of 'hyperbole,' I now have it. One would think Bogdan Khmelnitsky had come back from the dead and set up franchises.

Russia and Sudan...two countries that have killed more civilians EACH than Israel. Why aren't they pariah states? Why aren't ethnic Russians being picked on? Why must Israel be the only country in the world to be attacked? Why must Jews be the only people in the world to have to live by the whim of you stupid goyim?

Please enlighten us, Keith, on the Jewish attitudes towards their neighbours in the 30s. Those darn Jews...they had the gall to get slaughtered in pogroms! How insensitive!

As a platform to denounce The Goldstone Report as anti-semitic. All becomes clear

Please stop teasing us, Heather. Please do move to Israel where you can practice apartheid Israeli-style with the blessing of your government. Of course you are mistaken in thinking the Palestinians will ever leave. They are home. They are on their land. They know they will prevail. If Israel insists on waging war, Israel will be the loser. And oh dear me, Heather, where will you go then, when you live in a country where Jews are no longer a majority? Be careful what you wish for.

You are confusing Norway with Sweden.

Both of your post imply that the Jews some how deserved the holocaust. To your credit you acknowledge that antisemitism is not just about Israel, but about the noisy "ones". We should keep quiet and live in peace. I will never ever keep quiet against bigots like you!

and we are accepting the worst palestinians and still getting a bargain. You wont be going to the the west bank---you will have to squeeze into the area behind the 67 lines. oh your poor neighbours---I pity them.

Maybe that's because here one can start a website advocating just about whatever one pleases without interference. Is that the case in Sweden?

Never going to happen, even the majority of Russian Jews prefer to move to GERMANY than to Israel. Interesting to note that you confirm the LAND-THEFT going on in Palestine. BTW, aren't the Palestinians, SEMITIC? Aren't the majority of Jews, Ashkenazi (Turko-Mongol- as in NOT semitic)

What I am saying there is a distinction between taking to task Netanyahu and his policies say to West Bank expansion, and taking Netanyahu to task because of his religion. They are two different things, one is acceptable the other is not.

running his chicken mouth in brooklynn heights...

My grandfather fought in the Norwegian resistance movement, he was imprisoned by Quisling and died at the Grini-camp. Scandinavia (Sweden) alone recieved more jews than any other country, while you did nothing untill Pearl Harbor. As most northern europeans I support Israel 100 %, and I refuse to hate arabs. For you life is about to kill, for me it is about to live.

how bout we send you just half way back?

Mi amigo(My friend).I see that you believe in the teachings of the old roman catholic church,before JohnXXlll...I cannot blame you,because you were educated in one of the most unfortunate,backward and crazy country in the world.Poor Argentina,where the "taquaras" movement of the catholic still reins,where the communist/islamic/syrians.pro-iranians run the show...Remember evita,the whore of otto skorzeny?,adored by franco in spain,and by piusXll...You are a product of this cesspool.G-d have mercy on you.From a Brazilian friend that feels your pain...

very different. The state of Israel is not a representative of the Jewish people. It wants to be one, but it is not. It is a state pursuing it's own interests (to secure a viable position and future in the Middle East). Its interests rarely have anything in common with interests of the Jewish people living in Europe of the US. The Jewish Agency is trying to parallel the criticism of Israel in it's handing of it's domestic situation with antisemitism, thereby exploiting the situation that Israel itself had created in Israel's favor (luring in immigrants).

The murderous and abusive racist, Europeans who ruined all of Africa,took slaves, regarded blacks as subhuman. In a similar vein they murdered,stole and slave-drove South American indigenous people Australians as well a some Asians. This mentality caused the HolocaustI hope I answered your question.

Does he mean 'Jews' or does he mean the 'State of Israel'? Does he mean 'extort' or does he mean 'reclaim' Which individual Jews are 'extorting' money? Those who have gone through the courts to regain artwork stolen from their parents? Jewish groups who have reclaimed synagogues taken away by the Nazis and communists? Swiss bank accounts stolen when their owners were murdered ?

I want to start with a small observation that "durson" is translated from Russian as a "son of stupidity". However, I do not consider those who argue with this creature or creatures hiding behind the "durson" name to be any smarter. There are two things you should never do: 1) Pee against the wind and 2) Argue with dursons.

Half of Western Europe -- espcially Poland and Spain??? Since when is Poland in Western Europe ? Anti-Semitic attacks in France are mainly by Arabs, while the French govt is quite pro-Israel. The UK tends to be about even wih the USA when it comes to anti-Semitism, while Spain seems to be at the other end. Poland doesn't want to be reminded that they stole so much from the three million Polish Jews who were murdered.

that your ears are sensitive only to Jews. We don't need to keep quiet. We have gathered the power to make sure that YOU keep quiet. 1933 Germany is over....but maybe not in your diminutive mind. Incidentally, I love it when my posts draw out the world's lunatics, as intended. I like to know who they are. Thank you Keith from the UK

Claims that he did not hear any cries of "Kill the Jews" in the demonstrations in London. I assume he did not also see the London bobbies fleeing the hordes of Arab supporters chasing them. Those were visible all ovwer the Net. Mweanwhile, I was in Fort Lauderdale, visiting friends, when the demonstrations were going on there and I personally saw the young woman in hijab shouting for larger ovens for the Jews. Close your eyes if you want to, but facts is facts.

At the same time as we have this column debating the connection between Israel's actions and anti-semitism, there's another headline on the attempt of some pro-Israel group to label Rahm Emmanuel 'a traitor to the Jews.' If Jews themselves make the equation, they can hardly blame others for accepting it. Rightly or wrongly, to be Jewish is to be associated with Israel's actions. What meaning does Israel have if it is not the national embodiment of the Jewish people? Personally, sometimes I think God sent modern Israel to punish Jews for their pride. It's become abundantly clear they are just as foolish, cruel, and unjust as the rest of us.

Sir, You fought nothing, Mr. Quisling, The US and Red Army took care of Nazis. You are indeed appeasers - you appeased Germans and Russians - The US protected ungrateful you during cold war - and now you are Arab appeasers. Is not it shameful to be an European nowadays?

...then we'll all have no choice but to move to Israel. Then ALL the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza and all non-Jews elsewhere in Israel will have to leave to make room for the Jews who are moving there. Hope you're all ready to make a trade.

Why deny it? And call it anti-semetic????? Israel drains alot of money from Germany, BILLIONS!!!!!! Can Israel please pay me for what the Jewish Communists did in the Gulag to my family ???

Anti-Semitic Incidents, You want to stop those incidents from spreading ? Use the same tactics of the Moslems,Arab & Turks. Don't say you don't know what it is,or what it entails In short hit them hard wherever it hurts most. Hey ! You know what ? Don't let only the Lefties bring all the scum from Europe to help them & their Arab friends,standing at the fence & behaving like criminals against the authorities. Now that anti-semitism is eating into the fabric of Jewish society.Go to Europe & fight,yes fight them there, Let the Moslems be your guide ! But you must also be ready to sacrifice yourselves. Maybe they can lend you one or two of their.......! .

Eli, Jews no doubt are a quarter of 1% os the world's population, but they make a lot more noise than any other quarter of 1%. Just keep quiet for a bit and be a good neighbour, like almost everyone else in the world. Then you won't be noticed and you can get on with your lives in peace.

Caling me as an european "a chronic appeasers and cowards" is defamation and higly disgusting. We fought the nazis, we fought the communists, we fought for human rights while you brainless rasist americans continued with eugenics, killing southamerican workers, let Israel down and refused to let your afroamerican population vote i free elections. Shame on you, spineless warmonger.

"Nearly half of Western European believe that Jews exploit the persecution of their past as a method of extorting money" With questions like this, this is not worth writing about. I think Finkelstein more or less has proven that some do and that few real holocaust victims profit. I fear objectivity is not what the Annual Jewish Agency is after. After the Gaza war it needs no rocket science to predict some increase. Not everybody clearly seperates Jews and Israeli government policy (certainly not the Israeli government).

wrong"... We understand your frustration why we Israelis and Jewish supporters getyour message soaked in your dislike of Jews. In fact, one can accept that you like us by your subconcience moduletes your toughts while writing your posts. Remember the song...

Finally the real Esther from Tel Aviv has exposed herself...nothing more than a shetl Jew afraid to stand strong and proud. You still go by the mantra of shhhhhhhhhhhhhh don't make waves they will turn on us. You silly woman...have you not learned from history that this does not work. Regardless of whether Jews act like lemmings or stand strong and tall they will be hated...playing the game of the appeaser only makes the haters hate more and playing the strong and proud game makes us hated because we are able to crush the enemy. I see which side of the coin you are on...thank G-d G-d gave me the brains to understand which side I should be on. I learned the lessons of the Holocaust at my dinner table..you have learned nothing.

`Could there be a connection with the return of anti-Semitism and the actions of Israel in the last decade?`ML "Could there be a connection with Europe`s thousand year history of anti-Semitism, and the return of the State of Israel?"MV TO ML Could there be a connection to Morris,s reponse and whiskey.

those who talk about the "policy" of israel vis à vis the palestinians to explain the anti-semitic act are pure ignorant and their argument is a lie because the holocaust happened when the state of israel didn't exist yet and then in the 30's what was the argument of those explaining the anti-semitic act ? i think the argument of the israeli politic is false and is just an excuse anti - semitism didn't wait the creation of the sate of israel

______ Murderous inhumane anti-human nature of Europeans and extensive prolonged experience of abuse of Jewish people. Europe is ready but not yet capable for the repeat.

They did that poll in Sweden last spring. The result was 0,5 %. 75 % of all the anti-Semitic websites are based in the US, 15 % from Russia - so why not focus on them for a while?

and timely voices. But being that we are 1/4 of 1% of the world population, and that half of us perished at the hands of one man, it certainly can happen again. Whereas racism and prejudice are prevalent not only against Jews, the fact remains that the Jews are the most vulnerable because of their small size. You may be able to eliminate a Billion chinese, a Billion Moslems and a Billion Christians and you would still have billions left. Not so with the Jews. That is why we are vigilant and any attempt to harm us will have dire consequences.

antisemitism in Europe. There should be a exchange of populations: all European Jews will have to be transferred to the West-Bank, as the European Jews support Israeli policies of occupation and ethnical cleansing. In exchange the Palestinians will be transferred to Europe and will be able to live overhere in peace. Thereafter: Europe will cut all ties with Israel. The problem regarding antisemitism can be solved easily.

You leave comments almost to every article, and I have never seen any inconsistency of the opinions expressed. All posts signed "Natallie Durson" have always been consistently antisemitic.

"Michael in the UK is just one more ignorant leftist, one of the many moral narcissists in Europe who went from being useful idiots for the KGB to being useful idiots for the jihad, without even a moment`s lucidity in between." You do talk a lot of sh*t Nemesis.

For all sorts of reasons, including the holocaust, people don't want to be "anti-semitic". But then they see Israeli attitudes towards Arabs and they wonder about Jewish attitudes towards their neighbours in the 1930's and before, and they wonder about the causes of the holocaust.

Natallie Durson&Anti-semites on Haaretz, I am happy to tell you that your vitriolic anti-semitic statements unites Jews of all political and religious believes. We are all JEWS again from the left and from the right, from the orthodox to the atheists. NEVER AGAIN!

and they crucified him and parted his garments casting lots that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the neviim they parted my garments among them and upon my vesture did they cast lots and sitting down they watched him there and set up over his head his accusation written this is jesus the melej of the jews then there two thieves crucified with him one on the right hand and another on the left and they that pass by reviled him wagging their heads and saying thou that destroyest the beit and buildest it in three days save thyself if thou be the ben of the lord come down from the cross likewise also the chief priests mocking him with the scribes and elders said he saved others himself he cannot save if he be the melej of yisrael let him now come down from the cross and we will believe him he trusted in the lord let him deliver him now if he will have him for he said I AM the ben of the lord jesus cried saying eli eli lama sabachthani?

Most kids in Germany don't even know what the Holocaust is but they are well aware off what's going on in Gaza!

Israel is currently the only state where jews are not prosecuted for what they are, therefore giving them an even better excuse to hold onto it with their lives.

Europe has a history of anti-semitism anchored in from the middle ages, but is also one of the biggest supporter of human rights and international law today (at least compared to the rest of the world). And today Europe has many arabs. So if the majority of jews support a state that commits war crimes against arabs and breaches international law every other day, of course you are going to be targetted in Europe. The solution is for the moderate jews to distance themselves with the extremist stance of Israel. Make it clear that being jewish doesn't mean being a zionist. Because the zionists are voluntarily blurring the lines between the two. Make it clear that you are against breaching international law and violating the rights of other people, and you will have less racist acts against you.

That is an American expression that comes fromm the articulation of the obvious. It refers to the subject of this article. I love Israel, I believe in peace through strength. That said, I also believe that the current coalition is clueless on diplomacy. Until they learn to use a velvet glove in their communication with the world (even if over an iron fist), they will lose the all important war of propaganda.

Most of the increase is muslims who have been propagandized to blame the jews for the corrupt results of their leaders behaviour. the Euros, chronic appeasers and cowards, are only too happey to seek a way out that blames jews. Europe never paid the price for the 2000 years of slaughter, perhaps the muslims will be their karmic result. The left forgets that there was no mention by al quaeda of israel until that suggestion was made by muslims trying to deflect criticism for their terrorism.

Sir, Holocaust denial is the European problem - they are trying to deny their inhumanity/sub-humanity. Naturally Holocaust denial is not a crime in the US, it is not a crime in Israel either. European criminal past is all theirs... ps. Europe attempts do deny their history... Jewish history can not be denied.

... were following a television cartoon show, called South Park. The story was about "kick a "ginger" -day or "fill-n-the-blank" -day. Then some kids played "kick a jew-day." Well, ten children were punished and the New York ALD spoke against the anti-semitic behavior of these 13-14 year-olds. Two of the children had jewish backgrounds..I think the ALD "jumped the shark" when it calls adolescent jewish kids anti-semitic. I'm 60 years old I've heard it for over 40 years, and I don't know how much more sensitize to the Jewish culture, history and suffering one must become. ADL enough already. Too much labeling people anti-semitic as a knee jerk reaction.

It does not bode well for the future...seems that it's encoded in their genes.

Wrong TC. Nattile is most definitely not saying that any criticism of Israel is labeled as antisemitism to deflect the content of the criticism this is what she said: "What the Jewish Agency is reporting is the understandable reaction of ordinary people reacting to Israels harsh aggression." So what she's say is that the perception of Jews and ill feeling and I would say scribbling swastikas is understandable because of Israel. That is TOTALLY different than your assertion. Nattalie OK so there are people using your name and spewing virulent antisemitism. One of the posts under your name stated that it was good that someone killed a Jew in Jerusalem and it was good to have one less Jew to deal with. Do you back this statement or condemn it? I'll take you at your word.

While 60 million people died in WWII, we've heard the Jewish story a lot. It was a strong story worth hearing, but there are now other equally compelling and more timely voices to hear.

If you can't understand that Israel's policy's in the occupied territories doesn't give people a reason enough to be pissed off at Jews in General. Your deluded. Just as it's pretty common to accuse any person from a Muslim country to be a Terrorist (Which happens more than usual).

You don't have to be an antisemite to observe that the Holocaust is milked for all its worth. What I find so ironic is that (according to the JTA and The Forward) in eretz yisarael itself many elderly survivors of the Holocaust live in abject poverty, when they could all live full board in 5 star hotels for the rest of their lives for the price of one cruise missile. This makes me doubt the sincerity of all of this hoohah.

On Planet Linthwaite - criticism of Israel can never be anti-semitic.

What did europe do to help the jews anyway . Every european city except for london was more important than the jews and even in london evacuations were massive. Prague loved its architecture and the ultracivilized czechpm boasted his policies had saved prague from being hurt stuff the jews who made europe the centre of medical developments and jewish converts created art culture and christianization of the americas.

That you did not know that is understandable. That you drew a quick conclusion is not. Concerning Durson, you are being far too kind to her/him. She/he is the poster child for anti-semitism. Again, quick conclusions by you.

I'm staying right here in Los Angeles. Home Sweet Home with all the Mexicans and Chinese!

'Could there be a connection with the return of anti-Semitism and the actions of Israel in the last decade?' Could there be a connection with Europe's thousand year history of anti-Semitism, and the return of the State of Israel? MV

Eli, I assume that the Berkeley that you list as a city is the one in California. If so you're not paying much attention. Beyond not knowing that holocaust denial isn't illegal in the USA, you seemed to have missed the fairly widespread anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, motif present in American Culture. Ever watch Fox news? How about some of the Republicans in the US Senate? So let's get real.

"But I saw quite a few posters in demonstrations in London saying "kill the Jews"....or isn`t that an issue?" This is a crime in the UK, it's called incitement to racial hatred and carries a stiff penalty. I don't know of anyone who was arrested or charged for this offence. I think you're wildly speculating and I'd like to you to post evidence of your claims, if you have any. False claims of anti-semitism are extremely dangerous. Ever heard of the little boy who cried wolf?

Holocaust denial is already legal in the United States, as are most forms of free speech. That you don't know this makes me question most of your comments. All Ms. Durson has said is that any criticism of Israeli policy is written off as antisemitism. That way Israel doesn't have deal with substance of the criticism. By the way, you all should try a little more free speech. The stupidity of holocaust denial is exposed in the bright sunlight of open debate. I've never understood the nearly universal European approach of making this particular speech illegal.

Michael in the UK is just one more ignorant leftist, one of the many moral narcissists in Europe who went from being useful idiots for the KGB to being useful idiots for the jihad, without even a moment's lucidity in between.

Antisemitism in Europe has been around rather longer than the State of Israel, which was reborn in response to 1000 years of Inquisitions, pogroms and Final Solutions, as well as 3rd class dhimmi "citizenship" in the Islamic world. To believe anything Israel does "causes" the antisemitism of 2009, you have to first believe that the Europeans and Moslems "cured" themselves of this disease prior to last year - and there is not the slightest shred of evidence for that. In US, until implementation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the south California community I now live in was by law off-limits to Jews at time of the 6-Day War. Good example: Brit antisemitism reached a new peak during Falklands war with hysterical UK claim Israeli jets caused Argentina's early scores; of course, virtually 100% of damage to Brit Navy was done by US-supplied Skyhawks and French Exocets, which all Brits knew at the time, but cowardice made "The Jews" easier to blame (just as now, when London subways explode).

a few words from Eli and the normal person thinks: 'i certainly hope there are no more like him'

Those who start talking about collecting money for the Inquisition forget one detail - European (and not only European) states attacked, destroyed, plundered and robbed each other for centuries. It is impossible to settle the scores and Europeans are reluctant to compensate Jews when they feel (and most of them do) that THEY were never compensated for some wrongs in the past.

considering how nice Israel has been

And where are you getting your imaginative knowledge about very little anti semitism and more prejudice against Arabs and blacks? I have not heard anyone saying kill the blacks or kill the Arabs. But I saw quite a few posters in demonstrations in London saying "kill the Jews"....or isn't that an issue?

"There`s more prejudice in the US against black people, or in Israel against Arabs." Sir, How do you quantify prejudice?

because it was pure nonsense. I can not deny that which is imaginatively accusatory. What Netanyahu presented was factual. What are you presenting?

policies. Israeli policies are a pretext for the anti-semites to rear their ugly heads. I agree with most of your posts about Israeli policies, but don't delude yourself about the the prevalence of anti-semitism.

Natalie Durson is an anagram of "Haaretz"

The Holocaust industry has been working at full speed for decades now. Like in the UK it's obligatory for school students to study it and one person from every school class is guaranteed a visit to Auschwitz. And there are museums and TV programmes and films and Holocaust Days etc. etc. The Holocaust was one of the worst crimes in history, but it is now history. It's not massively relevant to kids under 20 and, after a while, they will start to resent being force-fed with it. The Holocaust Industry needs to ease up. We don't want to forget the Holocaust, but let's also talk about Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur. Plus British kids now, while endlessly being taught the Second World War, don't even know the basics of their own country's history up till then, which ultimately is far more important. And stop obsessing over minor anti-semitic incidents. There simply isn't that much prejudice against Jews. There's more prejudice in the US against black people, or in Israel against Arabs.

You like to think I am anti semitic because that suits your personal political ideology that all criticism of israel is anti semitic. Thats fair enough in that case I am a proud anti semite. Not that it means much the term has been bandied around by Zionists for so long there is a disconnect in it's use, much like the n word now used by the Black community as a source of pride. And therein lies the rub, attacking Jews is becoming more and more acceptable form of racism, which is what it is, just got a different term because Jews consider themselves 'special' because the term anti semitism means nothing in the wider community of Planet Earth. I noticed you didn't deny my accusations of Netanyahu using past events to support a political ideology.

I feel and I had from time to time to realize that anti-semitism is really increasing in western Europe but I am worrying about the way to measure it. Is it worth asking such closed question which offers people the opportunity to answer "yes" and thus to continue shattering what was sort of taboo after WWII ? Maybe finally that anti-semitism is constant (at a to high level) and not increasing but people feel more and more free to express it.

Three cheers to Sarah for telling Natalie Durson what a bigot and racist she is. I'm sorry, but what Israel does politically is not the individual responsibility of Jews who live in the Diaspora. We are citizens of the nations we are born in, irrespective of our religious or cultural affiliation. Natalie's comments are like saying that all Catholics or Protestants are responsible for the terrorism that plagued Northern Ireland. Sorry, that is illogical and plain stupid.

If your posts simply tried to separate hate actions against Jews from your "Israel criticism", it would make your arguments more credible. Your posts more and more unify hate with criticism. So what do you expect? You think people are stupid, so it is also arrogant.

Just a reminder to people that this talk back is completely anonymous People can use any name they like. My name is often used though it is my policy never to take notice. As a result, it can be completely out of order and misleading to condemn a person for the entire weight of all past posts. Each post should be evaluated on its own merits. How can it be otherwise? It strikes me that Israels supporters prefer to believe the things they like to believe, regardless of its accuracy. Just for the record, there are those who like to make "fake" posts, and then amuse themselves with the ensuing cacophony. If some of you make yourself interesting enough to your opponents, it may even happen to you.

of Israel, to redeem it,, the Israelis could change their failed political Tactics into POSITIVE POLICIES. Compensate for the REBUILDING of all the DESTRUCTIONS of the infrastructures in Gaza caused by the military, just as the Millions given to the United Nations. Compensate the people injured by the Phospherous Bombs. Compensate the civilian, for the lost of their houses. Allow, FOODS, WATER, MEDICINES, ELECTRICITY Plants, SEWAGE Plants, and other necessity items that will promot health.

Antisemitism is best expressed by Natalie Durson.Why don't all antisemites that discovered Haaretz as a place to verse their viriolic antismitic statements elect Miss Natalie Durson thei spokesperson. Congratulation Natalie you are the best!

You value the IDF rather higher than reality would suggest. Israel has done quite well against local enemies, but what practical effect would the IDF have against a distant country - say Finland or Mongolia?

According to a recent Pew poll released the other day, very few Americans are anti-Semitic, and a huge majority feel positively towards Jews and Judaism. Unless Europe changes their tune (and I suspect that most of the anti-Semitism is from the jihadis over there), they will pay a heavy price from On High.

to legalize "holocaust denial"? Then you can go on another, more serious rampage against the Jews.

"No one knows what is antisemitism..." I do, when I see your name and read your posts.

So...what's new? ANd whats the alternative? Maybe they should each wipe out half of their own population and forget the money: then they'll understand. How quickly people forget! Insane. But Europeans never change: they're a narly group of people who fly with the whims of emotions so easily. Screw europe: GO ISRAEL. The Jews must finally move back home to Israel and forget the rest of the world: they'll never accept us...even friends who say they do: its BS

"In fact, nobody even knows what "antisemitism" means any more. It`s just a label used by Jews against someone who has annoyed them. What the Jewish Agency is reporting is the understandable reaction of ordinary people reacting to Israels harsh aggression." Is the photograph of the swastika on the front of the article antisemitic or is it just a label Jews would use by someone or something that "annoys" them? Stating that this is how Jews react is a generalization and is antisemitic in itself, but that is nothing new for you are the queen of antisemites of the talk backers here. I've read some of your more virulent statements so I know what I'm talking about.

This is the sad, but perhaps inevitable result of the harsh right-wing policies that Israel has been following for Lo, these many years. But if truth be told, there are many fine Israelis who object to these policies. Acts of violence and discrimination against Jews only makes it harder for these reasonable voices to be heard.

I can understand antisemitism stemming from the right, but left? Where did the nice ideals of equality, solidarity, human rights go? Blowing in the fashionable wind of Islamophilia? At least the rightists don't pretend they are humanists.

The same level of antisemitism that led to Holocaust is just under the surface, we can easily see it in many talkbacks here (some pretending to be "anti-Israel", most don't even bother). We should never forget that there is only one thing standing between Jews and another Holocaust - Israel's army.

Natalie. You make us STRONG.

I don't wish to diminish anti-semitism, any true racism should be abhorred and we should all work to stamp it out. The reason I ask about the methodology though is something I've seen about the ADL in America. There they collect reports or complaints and they label any reported incident as anti-semtism, even when it is not. For example, a person wished to take a day off work to celebrate a religious festival, but was told by their boss that it wasn't possible. It is a shame not to have a day off work when you want it, but is this anti-semitism? I don't think so.

it's true. jews really exploits past for receiving money. Surprise, NOT ALL europeans thinks so.

question by "University". The rest of Europeans still believes Jews drink blood and steal organs. We have about 100% Europeans comfortably fitting into their cannibalistic history.

Yeh, they forgot to count you!

of Israeli policies. Israeli policies is just another pretext used by most of the world to spark a new ugly round against the Jews. While I read some of your posts, and I happen to agree with many of them about Israeli policies, however, never delude yourself about anti-semitism.

of Israeli policies. Israeli policies is just another pretext used by most of the world to spark a new ugly round against the Jews. While I read some of your posts, and I happen to agree with many of them about Israeli policies, however, never delude yourself about anti-semitism.

really its just anoying...is you reson for being only 60's ago....should we who were not even born feel sorry for you? the threat right now is not to the jews but the palestinians, and you are the problem

Really??? The Money that was stolen from the Jews...six million of them (not counting the money stolen from the ones left alive, whether in Europe or the Middle East) by the Germans, Swiss, the other European countriesand the Arabs countries who expelled the Jews with only the shirt on their back. I keep reading all these talkbackers calling the Jews greedy, thieves etc. etc. But the biggest thieves and greed comes from these other religions that framed the Jews as such so that they can hide their own monstrosities.

No wonder poland and spain are the more antisemitic countries.Both are hard core catholic and hard core stupid...Other than the meager imdenizations that Germany and the Swiss Banks paid for the Holocaust,probably less than a dime on the pillaged dollar,no other country paid a dime to the Jewish people...spain still did not pay anything for the enormous wealth it robbed from the Jews expelled by the Inquisition and for all the gold and silver it sucked out from the "New World" to its treasures.It's about time the Jewish People starts collecting...

... are exposed to anti-semitism...

"Antisemitism" is not something that comes and goes based on Israels aggressive policies and actions. In fact, nobody even knows what "antisemitism" means any more. It's just a label used by Jews against someone who has annoyed them. What the Jewish Agency is reporting is the understandable reaction of ordinary people reacting to Israels harsh aggression. They made this association themselves. I am surprised that they reported it in that manner.

Increase the jewish population of Israel by scaring European jews....

"More anti-Semitic incidents reported in 2009 than any year since WWII" - Haaretz Could there be a connection with the return of anti-Semitism and the actions of Israel in the last decade? For those of us who are old enough to remember when Israel was seen as a moral force and not a moral pariah reading articles like this bring a twinge of nostalgia.

but people only think it and are afraid to say it. Afterall it is not that long ago in the Knesset tha Netanyahu invoked the Holocaust to promote his political ideology. Or can anyone remember him turning up at the UN with the blueprints of Auschwitz Birkenau and waving them around? No Israelis never use anything from the past to get their own way. It's all a myth whcih cannot be questioned because Holocaust denial has been made illegal.

How about a link to this poll so that we can determine exactly what merits it has? You can reach any conclusion in polls. And there are huge amounts of polls made every day. An old saying to keep in mind here might be: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics".

amazing that both the Left and Right in the US can actually agree on something

Vis a vis the Palestinians will keep anti-semetic incidents alive and well.

Two Jewish authors wrote about how a lot of the money that was meant to go to holocaust survivors often went to the lawyers or others. That's pretty sad, and many holocaust survivors live in poverty. Billions went from Germany and also court cases and government money, but still the holocaust survivors didn't get enough aid. What was done with this money? And many pro-Israeli right wing Jews invoke the holocaust, anti-Semitism when they want to defend the abuse of Palestinian human rights just as some African American youth when you tell them they are violating school rules, they will claim you are racist and exploit the past. So, in a way, some do exploit things for political gain, unfortunately.

theres no doubt anti semitism is on the rise, veiled of course this time for political and shall we say "niceties" purposes, built upon modern guilt,a 1000 yrs of church indoctrination, primal hate and to be sure unenlightenment , as well as ignorance. There IS no israeli apartheid, it's only the manipulated reinvention of this term as the disguise of anti semetism, which is now overtly morphed into anti zionism, which REALLY in anti jew in the form of anti israel! Hence, the perverted use of the term apartheid, which when you speak to most south africans who really know how it was, is in no way similar of analogous to israel and the territories. find the documentary, "obession: radicals islams's war with the west". Unless people get their heads out of their u know what quickly, we're all gonna be screwed. Isn't it time anti semitism be done with? where is obama to speak on it in a "grand" speech of his? HE will go down as having helped bring on this avertable calamity...

A few decades ego the percentage of Europeans , especially Poles , who would gladly send every single Jew into a crematorium was much higher . It seems education , open society do help to improve the tolerance of natives . So the glass if actually half full . PS: In Spain the inquisition mentality still rings the bell .

and that's just one example.....