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01 Jan 2012 By Juan Cole Horowitz tool Robert Spencer and his right-wing
buddies, Bat Yeor, Geert Wilders, Pamela Geller, etc.
have attempted to create a narrative that Muslim
immigrants and their children are responsible for
most, if not all "anti-Semitic crimes" in Europe. We
have shown in the past that this is false, and the
below article asserts that it is actually "right-wing
extremists" who commit most anti-Semitic
crimes–upwards to 90%. (via. YNetNews) Study: 20% of Germans harbor anti-Semitism Sarah Bauder and AP A new study by a Parliament-appointed commission
shows 20% of Germans harbor "latent" anti-Semitism,
but anti-Jewish crimes are almost exclusively
committed by the far right. The 188-page report – which draws on several
different surveys and other research – puts Germans in
the middle of the pack in Europe, with a German
university survey showing more latent anti-Semitism in
countries such as Poland, Hungary and Portugal, and
less in Italy, Britain, the Netherlands and France. The study released Monday said the surveys show
that about one-fifth of Germans agree with
anti-Semitic statements, such as "Jews have too much
power in business." The study also showed that 90% of anti-Semitic
crimes are committed by right-wing extremists, who
number about 26,000 according to official estimates. It recommends better coordination of local, state
and federal strategies to combat anti-Semitism. The report makes reference to "a wider acceptance
in mainstream society of day-to-day anti-Jewish
tirades and actions". "Anti-Semitism in our society is based on
widespread prejudices, deeply rooted clichés and on
sheer ignorance about Jews and Judaism," stated one of
the report's authors, Dr. Peter Longerich of the
University of London, Holocaust Research Center. The report cites the Internet as a contributing
factor to the spread of anti-Semitic thought. "With regard to modern forms of communication – we
point to the Internet in particular – it is virtually
impossible to prevent the spread of such thinking,"
Longerich continued. |