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 Saturday April 26, 2003 12:04 by Avi H.
 Too often, complaints about Israel’s acts of self-defense morph easily into vicious anti-Jewish sentiments. Just last month Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter, now 95, said "there is more antisemitism today than we experienced in the 1930s." Over the course of the last 30 months, the United Nations and their agencies, as well as many European governments, have stood by silently or feigned ignorance of this threat. I write this as a concrete gesture of solidarity with the beleaguered Jewish communities of Western Europe - first and foremost with the Jewish community of France which has been the target of over 1,300 hate crimes and incidents during the last 2 ˝ years. Antisemitism is re-infecting mainstream Europe with ever-increasing speed. In late March, two young Jews were severely beaten by mobs emerging from an anti-war demonstration in Paris. The next day, a Chassidic rabbinic student was attacked in broad daylight on one of Berlin’s main streets. No passersby attempted to help the victim. Unfortunately, few speak out against such incidents, and European governments acquiesce or feign ignorance. And too often, it is the Jews, their houses of worship and communal gathering places which pay the price. Small wonder that many Jewish communities are more fearful for their safety, well being and future than at any time since the end of the Nazi era. I walk into the eye of a hurricane to deliver the message directly to those who need to hear it most - to force the issue of antisemitism into the international arena and point out the moral failure in Europe that has allowed antisemitism to reemerge. Those of good will should tell the truth about antisemitism and present a challenge to hatred and bigotry. |
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