Peres sparks U.K. backlash after labeling England anti-Semitic

I can't believe you lot are complaining about anti-semitism. Can you imagine if people talked about Jews the way you lot talk about Britons? To Haaretz, please publish this, since you think it's OK to publish so much anti-British hate. And message to Peres - there is no such saying in this country. Not that I've ever heard. I'd like to see you produce some evidence of it.

Let Peres relinquish the trade agreement between Israel and the European Union if one if its main Member states is "antisemitic". Of course, it means the Israeli economy will drown foerever, but who cares? If he accuses the UK of being antisemitic, he must face the consequences.

Perfidious?opportunist?thats another story

Everything Peres said was right on the mark. Of course there are many exceptions, but by and large, England is both anti-Israel and anti-semitic. Peres, who is normally reserved in his comments, is prone to speak the truth more in his latter years rather than remain silent. I like it! Imagine, the people who proudly boasted that the sun never set on the British empire would not even support the Jews having one tiny country. F' em.

Cameron's criticism of the seige in Gaza ruffled his zionist feathers and so, how dare he!! There will be a price to pay and that is the UK shall be maligned. Antisemitism is trotted out yet again. How dare any people have any sympathy for the Palestinians when it is only Jews who hold the supreme victim card!

Israel land down in order to reward Arab clans for their help in defeating the Ottomans. There was supposed to be one Arab nation no Jordan etc. Cameron is rewarding the Islamic party in control of Turkey against democracies in stead of demanding Turkey to stop supporting terrorist org and Iran. England has always been Anti semetic helping the nazi Mufti Husseni to continue Hitlers work. the British are colonizers making trouble in the Falklands and reneging on promises to Israel. Shame on them and that is why the sun will always set and remain set over the British Empire. Turkey is occupying Cyprus, killing kurds, genoiciding Amenians and supporting terrorism and Iran, Israel and Hamas are not the same. Shame on british they will soon be under Sharia and western culture will be dead!

That is who rules Britain part and parcel and why England are Arabist is that is controlled by Oil companies like the US is. That is why we have a double standard towards Arabs, it is because they occupy the world's oil reserves.

I have experienced Antisemitism directly in England and from certain English people. On the other hand many Jews live in England and prosper there, so let us not forget like anywhere there are good English and bad English.

Starting with Balfour Declaration 1917 when the Brits ignored the existance of the Palestinians and decided to give Palestine as agift for the Jews of the world following with the immigration of hundreds of thousands of European Jews under the eyes and protection of the British Mandate, then training jews to be the better fighters with more modern equipments and then the withdrawal of the Brits leaving all the military equipments and the military compounds to the Jews so that they could sweep the Palestinian cities and villages easily. All of that and the Brits are anti jewish????? Without the assistance and cooperation of the Brits there would have never been anything called Israel.

I think Peres' comments are very accurate. 'Israel' is used as a cover for anti-semitism. The left wing are the new anti-semites. One only has to look at the double standards to see the sinister reasons for derision against Israel in the UK. The BBC is the main culprit. Anti-Israel to the core.

Peres has lost the plot. Anti Semitism has now become a catch all charge to level at anyone who opposes Israel's policies. He mentions Israel unilaterally withdrawing from Gaza. He should recommend unilaterally withdrawing from the West Bank and the Golan too. Perhaps then we could begin to talk about resolving this conflict.

or is it inbred. You just finished stealing passport identites of british citizens and you come up with this crap. You Peres who fought shoulder to shoulder with the other terrorists who shot or hanged or bombed British soldiers along with Arab Citizens in the maket places you threw your bombs into from speeding cars. Get real Peres--you are at best disengenuous. Hypocracy fits the bill far more appropriately. Oh incidentally--theer are 20%Muslims in Israel---when is Israel going to become Israelistan. By the average zionist logic, that should have happened a long time ago.

Pathetic tit-for-tat politicing, Peres should be embarassed. As an Englishman, a friend of Israel, an academic of Middle East politics, I am disgusted by this ridiculous asertion. Find me one man who recognises this 'English saying' and I will find you a million who have never heard it in thier lives. Recognising that the systematic and institutionalised oppression and occupation of an entire nation of people is not ant-semetic, unless recognising the wrongs of apartied South Africa makes one racist against whites. Wake up from your self imposed false reality Israel; the entire world understands the wrongs committed by corrupt political elites in your names. If you do not change the current course of events Israel can only have a very dark future indeed, if one at all. I say this as someone with family and friends there, in the land that I love and lived in for many years.

What Peres has said is factual and truthful, and the Brits hate the truth!!

The quotes I read from Peres were facts. Although I thought Tony Blair was very supportive of Israel. The Brits were in the Arab world as colonialists for what, at least 100 years prior to Israel rebirth. The term Arabist refers to Spanish, Brits or the French etc., who were very pro-Arab. Cambridge University started a program in 1632. So to deny that Brits made positive...for them...ties to the Arab world seems silly. I think that Peres is right, while of course people will say the term is overused, or only used as attack tactic for those who criticize Israel, I would say they're wrong. While that has happened, for the most part it's easy to see in the postings. Mostly though omissions...just telling one side of the story, the Arab side, with no references to the Israeli side. We call that bias, and it is a common tactic used against Israel. I think not telling both sides is antisemitic.

The problem with the comment is that, as with all such comments, there is both a measure of truth in it and a measure of exaggeration in the problem. The "chattering classes" in the UK do have a view of Israel and Jews which is sometimes odd and very occasionally anti semitic. The recent resolution of the Methodist Church in UK was certainly the latter and caused the Board of Deputies of British Jews to break off inter faith dialogue. However it would be wrong to suggest that all members of the Methodist Church are anti semitic. I think that Shimon Peres has done the usual politician's trick of being generalised in his comments. He would have been better to comment on specifics if he wanted to make a valid point. Although I agree that there are some elements in UK society which are anti Israel (and it is true that this has become associated with anti semitism) I have to say that Israel still commands a phenomenal degree of support and friendship from the UK...and long may it continue.

Yeah, i have to agree, we are a scuffy lot, down right snotty, but you know what, the English are the best of the best in any place, any where in the world, the same way the Israelis feel about themselves.

Britain also maintained an arms embargo against Transjordan in 1948 -- which was a good thing, as the Arab Legion was far and away the most serious threat the nascent state of Israel faced. In fact, Britain both midwived Israel's creation and helped assure her survival. She might not have been your big friend, but she definitely wasn't your enemy. If she is now, you have no one to blame but yourselves.

This is the classic Riddle of the Sphinx. The answer is a human. At the beginning of life (the morning) he crawls as a baby on all fours. During the middle of his life he walks on two legs (noon) and at the end of his life (the night) he walks with a cane (three legs). Peres' mind seems now to be in need of a cane. The British issued the Balfour Declaration and during the Mandate years (until 1939) have nurtured and protected the Yishuv until it was capable of running an independent state. With all this, Peres returns to his paranoid roots and understands the following British behavior as motivated by pro-Arabism, rather than by pro-British. When did Peres do anything for anybody other than Peres? The man is known to be the most selfish politician in Israeli history, but he can't understand selfishness...

Long live Shimon !

Well there goes my last ounce of respect for Peres, and indeed my last ounce of respect for Bibi's government. The man's an idiot. You can't label an entire nation racist, unelss you are a racist yourself. Does Peres know anything about Britain? Does he know that Jews are represented at all levels in all walks of life? Did he meet our last Foreign Minister who happend to be Jewish, for instance? Does he remember that Blair did not condemn the Lebanon 2 war while the rest of the world was demanding Israel stop? And what's the point of idiotically insulting another lot of allies? It's stupid, pathetic and dishonest.

The label anti-semite is thrown around so much these days by Israelis trying to defend the indefensible and to attack those who don't agree with its policies and actions, that the insult has lost the power to shock or have any meaning. As our prime minister Cameron is simply looking out for our interests as he should. And it is quite right he takes account of my fellow Moslem compatriots views as well as my own family's preferences One day America might also get a leader who looks out for their interests and who owes nothing to the Zionist lobby

calling someone a racist. It is done so often - in so many discussions about almost anything - that it doesn't have the impact it once had

...than the average Israeli (as well as the orthodox diaspora in the UK). They typically despise both Arab and Muslim. Even before this became ingrained, Eastern Jews were despised by Ashkenazis in Israel and vice verse. Racism is part and parcel of Zionism and it will find a way of expressing itself come what may and this is hardly surprising since its roots go back a long way, maybe all the way back to Ezra 'the scribe', himself.

Cameron is obviously a greenhorn of the worst kind. God help Great Brittain with such an amateur

So this year I have learned that birds fly, rivers flow, deserts have sand and, most importantly, many English are anti-Semitic.

England is anti Semitic and it was about time someone in the Israeli government spoke out and said it.

The two front runners for leader of the opposition are Jews. And the Queens daughter no less is married to someone who's family has Jewish routes. Yeh Peres the Brits are really anti-Semites.

that Mr Peres lost it... Time for the man to retire, or to be forced to retire. He gives a bad name to the left. I live in the UK, there're antisemitic elements in it, as there are in any other country of the world, but to label the whole country antisemitic is simply stupid. Here again we have Israeli politicians calling names to any body who does not entirely agree with them. How can peace be made with that kind of mind set-up?

too much anti-semitic filth comes out of england for one to not see that it is an anit-jewish country.

hurling the insult 'anti-semite' no longer has the power to shock. It has become so over-used by Israelis trying to defend the indefensible that we just don't care how many times it's yelled at us. Cameron is looking out for Britain's interests as he should do and if that doesn't suit Jerusalem, then hard luck. Even those nice Americans are beginning to question whether or not Israel is an asset. General Patreus among them.

I BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE, ALSO THE U.S.A. HAVE THE VERY SIMILAR HISTORY OF ANTI SEMITISM

First of all, there are not that many Muslims in Scotland, but Galloway thought Israel is a racist, oppressive state. So many Jews in America say Israel is engaging in bigotry against the Arabs under its boot. When Peres does something about the overt racist policies of the Israeli military against human beings called Palestinians, then he can talk about anti-Semitism. As we say in English, it's like the pot calling the kettle black. Jews do not get their homes demolished, denied permits by England like Israel does to even Arab-Israelis. Israel is such a big joke and so is Perez. They cry racism when they are the biggest racists out there, Mr. Peres and Barak and ADL.

the brits also have (non-islam-inspired, yeah right) laws that make arresting israeli diplomats and lawmakers easy as pie

that Peres increasingly plays these days is actually as blunt an expression of official Israeli policy as it gets. Don't be fooled by the old fool caricature - the despot still plays a role.

The Queen whose grandson wears a Swastika "for fun" is antisemitic. She has never visited Israel but has visited nearly every Arab country. She unlike other Royals did not attend the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Cameron defended Hezbollah during the Lebanese war bashing at Israel for using "disproportionate force." And again in Ankara the same yada yada yada. To him it is a crime for Jews to defend themselves.

At least we know the British Unions are antisemitic. The leaders in Europe urging Israeli boycotts.

British society in general, like most of Europe is antisemitic. I have lived here for 89 years. They will never admit it.

for finally telling it like it is..He usually apologizes and doves it.But now is no time for that..

The obsession of the Zionists with Jewish hatred is phenomenal. If there was none they would invent it. Hate crimes against non-Jews, particularly Muslims, by far outnumber those against Jews. Muslims must set up something like Zionism to market Anti-Islamism. Looking at Israel, and at the discrimination against the Sephardim, the Arabs and the other minorities, wouldn't time be better spent eliminating real hate, within Israel Society?

This dude obviously has a cognitive defect. Someone please put the old man in a mental institution. Seriously, this is paranoia at a completely new level.

it is difficult for british parliamentarils to fce the truth.

I have found that,unlike in the USA , the Jewish origins of any successful individual in the UK are referred to constantly. One is never accepted as fully equal member of British society.

Dear Haaretz, Too many readers on the talkback. How come? are thumbs down manipulated by the setlers? Get real if the english were anti semite then they would have NOT created the state of Israel, secondly there are hundreds of MP in the English politics are Jews. Mr Peres is having thesame ilness like R. Reagan dumbcimer.

I'm English, reasonably well-educated and 66 years old. I've never heard of Peres' saying about hating jews and could count the number of anti-semitic remarks I have ever heard on the fingers of one hand although, unfortunately, anti-black or anti-muslim comments are many times more common. What I do hear, ever more frequently from fellow countrymen, is strong criticism of the continuing disgraceful behaviour of Israeli governments towards the Palestinians. Peres has too often instigated or supported such behaviour.

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aww diddums, did Cameron upset you? There there, go play with your rattle...

Oh wait they do...so is it antisemitism if the president of Israel says it?

Peres is right. Even a casual glance at the British media reveals aniti Israel stance. Israeli concerns are under reported while Arab concerns are played up; the BBC for example.

Can someone remind me how many times the Queen has visited Israel?

May be he forgot that Britain had created his country.

May be he forgot that Britain had created his country.

Why did they shoot rockets mr. peres, well frankly, because they could not stand living with no rights, having their entire lives trampled in order to safeguard the Jews. That's why Mr. Peres. When you treat one human different than another human for reasons that are beyond your control (race/religion), then you reap what you sow Mr. peres, you reap what you sow.

I think it is worth mentioning because anti-semitism is currently growing at an alarming rate in UK. This is a challenge for UK Politicians and people to nip this growing monster of anti-Israel in the streets of London to Ireland.

Could the Israeli posters here please tell me their definition of anti-semitic? Could these same posters list all countries other than the US that they do not consider to be anti-semitic, arab loving, terrorist supporting or anti-Israel?

Written by a Palestinian http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=183252

This is the classic Riddle of the Sphinx. The answer is a human. At the beginning of life (the morning) he crawls as a baby on all fours. During the middle of his life he walks on two legs (noon) and at the end of his life (the night) he walks with a cane (three legs). Peres' mind seems now to be in need of a cane. The British issued the Balfour Declaration and during the Mandate years (until 1939) have nurtured and protected the Yishuv until it was capable of running an independent state. With all this, Peres returns to his paranoid roots and understands the following British behavior as motivated by pro-Arabism, rather than by pro-British. When did Peres do anything for anybody other than Peres? The man is known to be the most selfish politician in Israeli history, but he can't understand selfishness.

And it doesn't mean it's making love....

Otherwise you are subservient. That is why the United states is not anti-Semitic. Because the white house, the congress, the military and even the churches take Israel’s interests above America's.

Growing up in the poverty that was the Gorbals in Glasgow, I have to say I never once encountered Antisemitism. People get confused between Racism and good humored bantering. Of course my Father did get kicked as he walked down the road to Shul with the Rabbi whose hat was knocked off his head while a barrage of expletives, including, "Jewish Bastards "was uttered by the local hoods. I got told on many occasions as a child that I'd "killed Christ". Jewish Grave stones were regularly strewn with Nazi Swaztikas. The kids at school were quick to call anyone a Jew who didn't readily part with their money. I was referred to as, "Your kind", on three occasions. "Jew boy" was commonly used as a term of affection and "Go back to your country" was spouted with great regularity. All these instances happened as we endeared ourselves to the white working class Protestant and Catholic population. The middle class was much more discreet.

We should bring back Edward I! Jews wouldn`t call him! Go back to your blood libels!

...does not make one "civilized" as the British would like to think of themselves. Many if not most are dishonest with a wide smile and after a while even we, Jews (idiots, stupid, less-than-civilized by British standards) understand who is and who is not an anti-Jewish racist. Sadly, the more we look in the direction of the British Isles the more such racism appears: In the left, right and center. Among Christians and Muslims alike. In and out of government. In and out of academe. In and out of journalism. Peres, being a Jew, simply said it the way it is, but since he was not smiling while uttering his words the Brits don't know how to deal with his honesty about the subject.

The previous leader of the UK Conservative party was Michael Howard, a Jew. There were five Jewish ministers in the Labour government - Peter Mandelson (Business Secretary), Jack Straw (Justice Minister), David Milliband (Foreign Secretary and heir apparent), Ed Milliband (Minister for the Environment) and Margaret Hodge (ex Minister for Children and ex Minister for Culture, Media and Sport). David Milliband will probably be the next Labour leader and therefore probably the next PM. There are several Jewish MPs in the Liberal Democrats - quite an accomplishment seeing it's a very small party in the first place. At least three ministers within the current UK government are Jewish including Oliver Letwin - pretty much the brains behind the current Tory government, along with the Speaker of the House, John Bercow, who, although a Conservative has a tecnically non-partisan role. Drive ten miles from here, not far from Sherwood Forest, you'll find a Holocaust Centre. Turn the TV on in any given weeks you'll see BBC productions of the Ann Frank Diaries, The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, and constant documentaries about the Holocuast, and rightly so. There are anti-Semites here, but there are also people who think Wayne Rooney is the new Pele. There's no accounting for either group, so don't tar us with the same brush.

Orwell wrote about englands anti-semitism. Its nothing new. Its just funny that they get so upset when you talk about it. Check out the essay "Antisemitism in Britain" by Orwell

we're lovin this .. someone finally told the arrogant british what the truth is. we are sick of their self rightwousness, dleusional idea of their improtance and false balance in the middle east. the british are pro muslim and they are reaping what they sowed. they are decaying welfare state and now they support 2 million arabs who couldn't care less about british tradtion , lifestyle or values. sow do the british do, they ben over backwards to accomodate them. the sun set a long time ago on the british empire, it si no setting on british society .. can't wait to see the royalfamilyy under sharia law.

oh well...people dont like to hear the truth. Too bad.

It is about time an Israeli leader started speaking truth about history. The ignorant left, and self hating lefty Jews who write in these columns need to do some homework. Who was John Glubb? Which Army trained and armed by who conquered, over ran, and expelled all the Jews from Jerusalem in 1947? Which country spent their own money to physically prevent wretched holocaust survivors from finding a home in Israel? Are the BBC, or British dailys any different than Al-Jazeera?

The fact that a cartoon of Sharon biting off the head of a Palestinian child was not considered anti semitic but actually won the best political cartoon price in the UK proves the deep underlying anti semitic trend in the UK. The fact that over and over again in UK university circles the academic boycot of Israel the only country in the world to be treated this way returns proves how deep routed and mainstraim anti semitism is in the UK. The fact that last week an Arab Israeli or as she calls herself a Palestinian was invited to Parliament to testify against Israel is proof of mainstream anti semitism!!! Do we need more examples? Peres you'r so right call it as it is anti semitism and yes in the UK they should fight it much more active!! Freedom of speech ends where anti semitism starts!!

Peres has a point; the British helped the Arab armies in 1948 with logistical support and training leading up to the start of the war. At the time it wasn’t known whether the British government sanctioned the move or whether it was the acts of individual commanders on the ground, but that’s how the Jordanian army was trained and armed. Now there are the actions of individual Brittan’s that certainly have and Arab bias; like C Ashton’s undying support for Palestinian Arabs and the drive to demonize Israel as a war criminal over Gaza. What was said in the British media after the Gaza operation didn’t reflect the thoughts of most Britt’s? The international media all denounced Israel; it was a feeding frenzy; lies and accusations became truths in the international media and in Britain as well. It looked as though the headlines were being written in Ramallah, Damascus, or Tehran.

Is this headline really correct? Did Peres actually say that the British are anti-semitic? Or did he say that Britain panders to their moslem population. That's what I got out of the article. Haaretz should be a little more careful with their headlines.

...when we see the rise of anti-Jewish racism directed at Jews everywhere and at the national home of the Jewish people, much of which is generated form Britain, it is difficult to say these are "love strokes". This is the ugly face of racism, anti-Jewish racism coming from right and left, from Christianity and Islam,... and some from among our own..., from Jews! This is the sad state of affairs in Britain and Shimon Peres simply called the child by its name.

For the first time in my life I have found something that Peres has said that I completely agree with. As an English ex-pat I can say with hand-on-heart that England is Anti-Israeli and anti -semetic. This is due to ignorance, stupidity, political correctness and whatever other modern reasons available. This situation has existed since the first Jew landed in the Briton of the Druids in Roman times until today. It is ingrained in their genes and floats just bellow the surface. I'm sure that if the Nazis had succeeded in invading Britain, the concentration camps there would have been run with the same enthusiasm and efficiency as those in Germany itself.

If Britain was Antisemitic would David Cameron have attacked Israel and Hamas on equal terms when he visited Turkey? Of course not.... hang on a minute. Oh I see he never mentioned Hamas. Forget what I said, Britain is Antisemitic, no Anti Jewish, no Anti Zionist..

The Arabs and Muslims is general adapt very easy with all environments dough they come from the hot desert they show no signs of erosion due to the European cold weather and surprisingly you can see them living even in the Nordic countries as well. They also adapt very easy to the European comfort of a culture that invested quite much in the sex industry without producing many children (funny sex is for reproducing –Muslims know what the Europeans seems to forgotten) so they are the major benefiters from the European low that encourages birth growth. In 20 years from now the face of Europe will change to be very similar to turkey beard man associated by their covered wife’s-who said there will be no advantages as well.

Thank the BBC and especially the Guardian.

I am a Jew and I live in the UK. Quite simply anti-semitism in this country is not mearly rife, it's politically acceptable in the way that no other form of racism is.

Mr. Peres hit the point. He again demonstrated his sharpness as analyst. Britain was (and is) generally giuded by the evaluation of power balance and political calculations , and much less by long-term and values criteria. That's why they built on Arabs in late 40s/50s, gave citizenship to million of Pakistanians in 60s, were close to break from NATO deterrence policy in 70s. Ther were deviations from that policy, but unfortunately not in relation to Israel. And now nothing new: Mr. Cameron makes lip service towards Turks (who apparently blackmail West with their withdrawal from Afganistan). The same is for MPs struggling for non-British electorat (i.e. for those who don't meet "cricket test"). I foresee that this tactics won't be fruitful: the target audience (Turks, British Muslims etc.) will utilize British advances in order to make a damage to Britain at the moment they will eb able to do that...

I have a question which might come off as facetious. Can anyone criticize any Israel government and not me call anti-Semite? I am speaking generally now not so much in this particular incident but my questions still remains. Is any criticism at all against any Israel government anti-Semitism this is a real questions I am not trying to be cheeky or cute. I would love to hear the comments either way because I have yet to see any criticism of any Israeli government not immediately followed by calls of anti-Semitism.

And, judging from the vituperative, personal attacks on him on this blog, it appears the truth mightily hurts.

That's really common these days. One can only wonder why Jews so readily use the term to label somebody upon brief acquaintence or no acquaintence at all. Anti-semites are people who annoy Jews or who disagree with Jews. There is absolutely no sting in the term. When criticizing Israels oppressive policies and actions, you are not sure you have made your point until you are called anti-semite at least three times.

Peres is right, having myself seen the inside of the British Establishment, I can only concur. There is a line in the city of London, lets teach those jewish New York Boys ( AKA Goldman Sachs ) a lesson.

So what's the difference? If pandering to a particular section of the community in a bid to win support for public office is so bad, why doesn't Peres complain about what happens in US? Every prospective politician has to publically swear allegiance to Jews and Israel if they want to get anywhere! Talk about double standards!

given that all that is proper nonsense, Israel was never shy to work together with the UK in the past when it suited them, i.e. Suez War, getting an Israeli nuclear bomb etc. etc. What makes Peres so self secure to think he can make more enemies in Europe and not feeling the repercussions some when down the line? One would think Israel needs every friend it can get at this time. the tactic to blackmail countries into silence or submission concerning Israeli crimes doesn't work anymore. the world has woken up. To just turn up the volume of the accusations doesn't make them any more true. The way perez works against Israel's interests makes me wonder whether he is a "self-hating jew"...

Peres gives a factual account of Britain's anti Israel behaviour over many decades. The queen visits Arab countries that have horrific human rights records. But won,t visit israel. Britain has always been anti semitic in its culture which gave the blood libel to the world, its behaviour during the establishment of Israel and its glee during the intifada. Just ask the likes of Mrs Blair and her ilk. So what is it about Peres assertions that hysterical Brits do not like? The truth??

England is a very philo-Semitic society, that is obvious, and surely Shimon Peres knows it. Where else in the world have Jews received such a high degree of acceptance at all levels of state and society? In the entire world only North America is more philo-Semitic. Mr. Peres is here exhibiting a classic symptom of totalitarian thinking: that anything less than 100% compliance with one's agenda or ideology is unacceptable, and even the tiniest divergence from it (i.e. the fact that a few English people occasionally say that Palestinians are human beings too) is seen as a mortal threat.

As is the ever increasing power of Muslims in Britain.

...only the fact that a Jew and a President of the nation-state of the Jewish people actually has pointed to it. Yes, we Jews have the same human rights as all others - despite the fact that some may think we are sub-humans - and that includes the right to say honestly and directly that which we view and experience: The UNHOLY TRINITY whose home is the UK, including classic anti-Semitism; "progressive" anti-Jewish racism; 7th century Islamism. It's time to clean house, Brits, instead of blaming the Jews again for the fact that your house is filthy.

BBC News did not broadcast once on the tragedy in Romania - but should Israel have injured or killed other people - the British press would have plenty to say.

I've NEVER heard the so-called saying that Peres claims exists. But no doubt it will be repeated ofen now and another 'Israeli truth' is born.

The surveys of opinions in Britain show them to be LESS anti-semitic than other European countries. Their "millions of muslims" account for 2.8% of the population - one of the lowest in Europe. Their MOST muslim areas also commonly have popular Jewish MPs - such as Jack Straw or Gerald Kaufman. Peres is just playing games.

If you think the UK is anti-semitic then stop being a hypocrite and hand back your honorary knighthood

valid interdiction edict for Jews to live in the land? The oldest one of its kind in Europe. Wikipedia compares: While antisemitism was widespread in Europe, medieval England was particularly antisemitic. English history is particularly contradictory. Sometimes trying to identify themselves with the lost tribes of the Israelites. Most progressive English minds, like Cromwell or Blake, thought in this pattern. At the same time they contributed massively to the ideology of modern Aryan racism. Among others Houston Stewart Chamberlain main head of Proto-nazism besides the French Gobineau, the author of an Essay about the inequality of races. The more the British stood under fire, they identified themselves with the Israelites. The more imperial and oppressive they were, the more supremacist they got. The actual moment is a dire period in the identity of the Brits. Say it with the Genesis song: Selling England by the pound.

Even if they are anti semitic incidents in the uk it is wrong to label England as an anti semetic country. Last week in the jewish chronicle there was a survey which showed that 71% of british jews are happy there and in the jewish telegraph this week it says that antisemitic incidents are down in the first 6 months of 2010 even if in June there was a rise in attacks againts jews due the flotilla incident You must also know that a report from the anti defamation league found that Britain is a less anti semetic country that others european countries I m not saying that it's not difficult because sometimes it must be but when you have a look on the Jc and the jewish telegraph you can see a jewish community well alive, involve in the community and also interfaith dialogue which is very good,many mps and lords One more thing you criticize Israel and not being racist against jews. It's difficult but dont overdo it

Almost nobody in the UK cares in the slightest if anyone is Jewish. They won't even know unless they're told - and they won't ask. Being Jewish or not is totally irrelevant here to the general population. There is sympathy for what happened during WW2 and that is about the total extent of most people's knowledge of Judaism. Far from being 'anti-semitic', this is a country in which anybody can marry anybody else - without a same-religion test. The kind of non-racist society that Israel should aspire to become. In fact it would shock the average Britain to learn about Israel's racist laws. Just as they are affronted by the murderous actions of the IDF in Gaza - when they hear about it. The people who get a bad press here are Muslims and Islam. And if you compare the strength of Friends of Israel in Parliament with the one supporting Palestinians - there is no comparison. Over 80% of the ruling Conservative party are members of Friends of Israel, including David Cameron. As ever the facts are the total opposite of the nonsense set out by the Zionists.

You have spoken the truth and nothing will hide the truth. The Brits are Jew haters and Arab Lovers. Nothing will ever change the facts

that's not being anti semitic - thats just a fact

It is "democratic" when the zoinist lobby meddles in american policy but it is a "problem" if british muslims do the same. Live by the sword....

If I a imagine that my father (83), who was a very smart man, would be president of Switzerland today, o vey, o vey, o vey..... Sorry to say, but Shimon Peres has completely lost it over the past 3-5 years, and no one should tell me, that age isn't a factor there.....

Has Peres ever lived in the UK for a lengthy period of time. The answer is of course NO. So how can he make such a comment on. He is confusing politics with reality. I was born and lived in the UK for nearly 30 years, and if Antisemitism is discriminating against a person because he or she is different. Then I can say I did not encounter it, in the UK. I wish I could say the same about Israel when I was an Oleh Hadash (new immigrant).

If UK, the parents of "Israel" today, when it gave the Zionists, including Peres an "Anti Semite", i.e an enemy to the "Jews", then with UK being an enemy, really! who needs friends. can you (reader) imagine if UK was not an "anti Semite" what can she do the Jews? perhaps she would gave them the entire British empire, then. if this means any thing, it shows beyond any shadow of a doubt that we are dealing with a bunch of paranoid maniacs running the Zionst state since its inception on my lands.

i suppose when a people absolutely refuse to consider whether they may not be to blame, the other side will appear "irrational." anyone disagrees with israelis/jews and they're "irrational." (and of course jew-haters etc). i thought jews are supposed to be so smart -- you're certainly taking the easy way out by doing this

What has to be understood is that anyone who does not support Israel with heart, soul, and cheque book, no matter what Israel does, is by definition an anti-Semite.

Is time to change the old myths,to fin d something more rational instead to play the victim role.Instead to ask why people from the larger jail in the world put to a diet a little bit above what UN consider as starvation sent primitive missiles to Israel,lift the inhuman siege,speak with Hamas ,release Hamas prisoners and release Gilad Shalit.

This is nothing more than zionist rhetoric and I expected better from President Peres. One is allowed to criticize Israel or any other country who commit human right violations.

.. in the minds of many in Britain, for yesteryear's Jew in society. Three generations after the Jewish Holocaust it is still not politically correct to be "anti-Semitic", so Israel, the national home of the Jew, has instead been targeted and has become the subject to obsessively and without any rationale to be demonized, de-legitimize, to hate. This is NOT criticism of Israel; this is spewing hate at Israel and its people, the Jewish people!

And it doesn't mean making love....

The UK abstained in '47 because they knew better than anybody the true nature of the Zionist terrorist movements and the shape of things to come. The US voted for the Partition Plan only because Truman depended on the Jewish vote in '48. And now Shimon Peres has the nerve to accuse a democratic country of Anti-Semitism beecause the voters disagree with Israeli crimes against humanity? He is indeed a devious and obnoxious little man.

the brits can be civilised, and even kind. yet behind this civility hides an enormous hypocrisy. yes, the brits in the majority are antisemites--of the civilised kind

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138860 If Gaza is a prison camp for the majority of its population, it is because of its Hamas rulers, not because of Israel. Calling it so, with a finger pointed at Israel is most definitely anti-semitic. It is a complete lie, with the underlying connotation that these Jews are behaving like Nazis.

Mr Peres should take a well-earned retirement. His remarks are ill-advised, unnecessary, and damaging. It is not wise to try and play tit-for-tat with Cameron. If he says that Gaza is a prison camp, then he should be listened to, the man has a point.

If anybody studied English politics and actions from the 1930's till independence in 1948 and beyond, even the the most pro-english reader will admit to overwhelming anti-zionist and pro-arab stance of any country, particularly since WW2. This attitude has continued in the English establishment till today - where it comes to the fore because of the amount of muslim voters in Britain today.

Call it as you like. It is not hate, just no love. The Pals are sympatic as the loosers are allways sympatic.

for the purposes of murder then? Despite Israeli assurances the last time Israel was caught with forged British passports they wouldn't do it again. What Peres fails to understand or even grasp is that him and his friends killed British servicemen in acts of terrorism which included inventing the car bomb, then the Israeli people voted those very same people to be their Prime Minister. Why should we do anything else other than tolerate you? If you don't like it then stop exporting 25% of all Israeli exports to Euyrope to the United Kingdom. EU exports accounting for 75% of all Israeli exports. In other words put up or shut up.

The British are notorious for being anti-Semitic & racist against other minorities in general. They've been well-trained to be polite in public, maybe this is more cowardice than manners. When you call Israelis names like Nazis because of their treatment of the arabs & don' base this on any facts, in effect demonizing all Israelis - this is anti-Semitic. Making negative generalizations against an entire (Jewish) nation is anti-Semitic & bigoted.

Israel does not need the brits to run their country for them.

Everyone knows the English are anti semitic. Oil and liberty don't mix well in England. One reason why the sun barely sets on England.

Peres is absolutely right. The British are bastards for they are masters of duality and (gemina persona) politics. They smile to you in your face and screw you behind your back.

President Peres has voiced what many Israelis feel and think. His remarks are spot on and, while it is true that there are many British people who support Israel, there are many, many more who do not - these are the people who lead vicious attacks on Israel, through print, media, academia and government. The attacks are relentless and, unfortunately, have had quite an effect on the general population. Just check out the facts and figures on the rise of anti-Semitism in the UK. The British people should not be angry when the truth is spoken. It may not be pleasant to hear but neither are we too happy when we hear the daily condemnations against Israel. Israeli bashers will have a field day on this site!

Apparently, you Zionist don't seem to know the difference, or you do and just want to score political points. In any event, the word antisemitism no longing has any real meaning.

Having lived in the UK for 30 years now, a place I consider home, I am dismayed & disappointed to read these comments. This is simply not true, on the contrary in fact !!!

Not that 43 years old Cameron did any better in Turkey.

trying to make the english say " lets prove him wrong and support israel regardless of what they do, that'll prove him wrong", we know and we are watching.