UK anti-semitism 'surge'

[Bast]

Anti-Semitic attacks in Britain have risen since the upsurge of hostilities in Gaza, a group which protects Jewish people said today.

The Community Security Trust (CST) has noted 24 incidents since 29 December, of which 19 were in the capital.

They included an arson attack on a synagogue in north west London on Sunday night.

CST spokesman Mark Gardner said: "There has been a significant rise in the number of anti-Semitic incidents, especially when compared with what is usually a very quiet time of year for racist, anti-Jewish attacks.

"It is a pattern with which we and the police are now sadly familiar, whereby hysteria is whipped up against Israel, and British Jews then suffer a wave of anti-Semitism.

"This is how racist attacks work. You have a grinding level of however many you expect in a year, then these trigger events lead to a sudden surge."

In the attack on the synagogue, in Brondesbury, arsonists tried to smash a window, but failed because of the toughened protective glass.

Mr Gardner said: "Having been thwarted they then appear to have attempted to set the front door alight with petrol, causing some damage to the exterior of the premises. Police, CST and fire brigade attended the scene."

On New Year's Eve, a gang of youths alarmed people in Golders Green, north west London, by trying to enter Jewish shops while shouting "Jew" at individuals.

Nearby, a Jewish man was pulled from his car and assaulted by three men, but not seriously hurt.

The CST has also noted anti-Semitic graffiti in Jewish areas across London, with slogans sprayed on walls including "Kill Jews".

Most of the five incidents outside London were in north west England, including graffiti on one synagogue, anti-Semitic hate mail sent to another one, and "Hamas HQ" graffiti on a Jewish building in Manchester.

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/uk-antisemitism-surge-since-gaza-attack-1229111.html

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[bathsheba666]

hysteria is whipped up against Israel, and British Jews then suffer a wave of anti-Semitism

So it's clearly a racial thing, and nothing to do with the Zionist policies.

zOMG Israel is killing civilians. That's clearly no basis for dislike.

 

[holy king]

yes, because what the hell has an english jew to do with zionist policies?

 

[philippe]

reminds me, last time i read a grafitti it said "f- foruminvest"

made me really curious on the story behind that.

 

[holy king]

also, whatever happened to good old paki-bashing?

 

[RedRalph]

the idiots behind this should learn to distinguish between Israel and Jews.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

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Uhm .. alright.

Why?

 

[dwaxe]

Oh noes! Racists are pouncing on an issue that is on their side!

This is almost like the anti-muslim stuff that happened in America after 9/11. But I guess Europeans overreact too much, nothing has happened on their soil yet.

 

[nonconformist]

Well, I wouldn't necessarily say it's a surge in anti smeitism, jsut that the Israelis have lit the blue touchpaper.

I mean, are we seriously going to say that Britian has a bigger problem with Jews than muslims?
Where are you posting about attacks on muslims bast?

 

[dosed150]

i never hear anything about jews attacking muslims in response to goings on in the middle east

 

[plarq]

Hell, is it muslims attacking Jews, or other group?

 

[fugazi]

I bet it's Protestants attacking Catholics, Plarg

Heh but what's new. There's an alarming level of discrimination at Amsterdam schools and most of it is versus jews, gays and then muslims. The multicultural dreamers are slowly starting to wake up to what nightmare they created ..

 

[philippe]

hey i got a novelty, i read on Turkish immigrants attacking armenians and vice-versa.

Why does everyone keeps forgetting the Armenians?

 

[dosed150]

Hell, is it muslims attacking Jews, or other group?

well you do occasionally get general anti-semitism but the increase during middle eastern situations is probably mostly down to muslims

 

[holy king]

hey i got a novelty, i read on Turkish immigrants attacking armenians and vice-versa.

really? we have a lot of chechnyans stabbing russians and vice versa in our asylum concentration camps... ehm... i mean "stoppage camps".

 

[nonconformist]

Why the hell would anyone seek asylum in austria?

 

[philippe]

you know what, we should reform those concentration camps to arena's. win the battle and you are allowed to stay.

only tonight: 20 poles vs one angry drunk Russian

pre-programme: it's -stan fight. one guy from each country ending in -stan get's to duel it out with an historic weapon from their origin!

 

[fugazi]

Why the hell would anyone seek asylum in austria?

Apres-ski, gluhwein, Heidi, Tiroler xxx flicks and croissants? Beats me.

 

[philippe]

i love to dip my croissant into heidi while having sex with gluhwein..

wait a minute...

 

[Azale]

So it's clearly a racial thing, and nothing to do with the Zionist policies.

zOMG Israel is killing civilians. That's clearly no basis for dislike.

The OP is annoying and whiney and over the top, but this is just plain dumb. Come on, is there really a basis for justification of hate crimes because of some shady "Zionist policies" bs?

Was the recent bank collapses another "Zionist policy" that creates another basis for dislike?