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British Jews rallied yesterday against antisemitism in the Labour Party. French Jews will be rallying tomorrow following the murder of an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor in Paris. German Jews today sounded an alarm over antisemitic bullying in Berlin schools. Europe, 2018.
Austrian Jews are boycotting far-right ministers in the new government. Dutch Jews are experiencing the highest number of antisemitic attacks in ten years. Icelandic Jews are concerned about legislation to ban circumcision, a fundamental Jewish practice.
Swedish Jews have all but fled Malmö, the country's third-largest city, amidst a wave of antisemitic attacks. Swiss Jews have noted a 56% increase in antisemitic incidents in 2017. Belgian Jews are protesting antisemitic imagery in official textbooks.
Italian Jews are alarmed over antisemitic chants at soccer games. Polish Jews are facing a wave of antisemitic hate following the passage of a controversial Holocaust law. Romanian Jews are urging their government to confront rising antisemitic sentiment.
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The EU has released its largest-ever report on antisemitism in Europe, surveying over 16,000 Jews in 12 EU countries: bit.ly/2G6yfUM

The results are absolutely devastating.

Here are some of the most troubling findings. (THREAD)

#No2Antisemitism
An incredible 85% of European Jews say antisemitism is either a very big problem (45%) or a fairly big problem (40%) in their countries; only 15% disagree or say they don't know. #No2Antisemitism
Nine out of every ten European Jews—89%—say antisemitism has increased over the past five years; nearly two thirds (63%) say it has increased a lot. #No2Antisemitism
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An armed assault disguised as a protest: Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are starting to publish the identities of their operatives killed yesterday at the Gaza-Israel border. The left-hand image is of Hamas "martyrs"; those on the right were Islamic Jihad. (@BjoernStritzel)
The individual on the right-hand side in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad image is Ahmed Adel Mousa Al-Shaer, one of the Islamic Jihad terror operatives killed yesterday. He was sixteen years old. (see: bit.ly/2wOVjmy)
These are just the terror operatives identified thus far by Hamas and Islamic Jihad; Israel has announced that it has identified at least 24 of those killed yesterday at the Gaza-Israel border as terror operatives. More names and faces will emerge.
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The #Hypocrisy of the @GOP They will vilify an 88 year old holocaust survivor & say he's "buying elections" but give the koch bros, the mercers (who originally funded the dossier) and adeson are just donors who really aren't trying to buy elections.
If he were truly buying "elections," paying off every person in the "caravans," and paying the millions upon millions who have marched against this fascist regime, he would be broke by now.
Who are the real "angry mobs"
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The @UKLabour / @jeremycorbyn #antisemitism issue shows no signs of abating. Unfortunately, there is even a difference of opinion on why this is, which is why I've been incredibly reluctant to write anything about it. Regardless, here's my perspective: /1
My entire life, I have been opposed to racism and prejudice in any form. This was instilled by my upbringing, personal experiences and natural inclination to defend others facing prejudice. As a teen, I was the one in school who stood up to bullying whenever I saw it happen. /2
I fought my own fights and the fights of people too scared or small to take action. It was a natural instinct. It got me into some trouble, but generally, what I did was appreciated by the victims of the abuse, the parents of the victims, teachers, bouncers and even the police /3
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I was wondering how far the #antisemitism issue in the Labour Party had moved on in the last few years, so I had a look through the @Gerasite archive
The suggestion that Corbyn himself has always simply been an honest broker, trying to find peace in (a small section of) the Middle East was dismantled by @DavidDPaxton thegerasites.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/the…
Do you remember the original line that nobody had ever encountered any antisemitism in the Labour Party? Owen Jones' tried that one, and a few other things, and @NudderingNudnik pointed him in the right direction thegerasites.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/owe…
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Over 300 French dignitaries and stars have signed a manifesto denouncing a "new #AntiSemitism" marked by "Islamist radicalisation" after a string of killings of Jews, to be published in Le Figaro newspaper

timesofisrael.com/300-french-per… (via @TimesofIsrael)

#AntiSemitisme #Judeophobia
The country’s half-a-million-plus Jewish community is the largest in Europe but has been hit by a wave of emigration to Israel in the past two decades, partly due to the emergence of virulent #AntiSemitism in predominantly immigrant neighborhoods.
“In our recent history, 11 Jews have been assassinated — and some tortured — by radical Islamists because they were Jewish,” the declaration said.

The murders referenced reach as far back as 2006.
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The sentiment is admirable but not sure Owen and other commentators in the pro-Corbyn world fully understand why there is a culture of #antisemitism denial. Few thoughts on this and what to think about moving forward. Long-ass thread 1/
Lots of articles, some useful podcasts from some of the pro-Corbyn commentariat on left antisemitism but three words noticeably absent from the debate. Jewish. Labour. Movement.

Also, the role new-left media has played in fostering an antisemitic culture has been overlooked 2/
Opposing left wing antisemitism means challenging parts of new-left media where anti-Jewish bias is prevalent. There's just no way round this. Some specific examples: The Canary's been on a mission to normalise the Nazi metaphor with Israel. (Really helpful guys, thanks)
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85-yo Holocaust survivor’s body found burnt, stabbed in Paris home

Her charred body also had at least 11 stab wounds...She reported in the past to authorities about a man from the same street whom she said had threatened to “burn her”

israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx…
Reminiscent of the crime committed against Sarah Halimi,” a 66-year-old Jewish teacher and physician whom prosecutors say was murdered by her Muslim neighbor in April partly in connection with her Jewish identity.
Reminder, even though her Muslim killer recited verses from the Koran and shouted: “I’ve killed the devil,” Halimi's death was not originally ruled an anti-Semitic crime

Murder of Jewish woman in Paris reclassified as anti-semitic attack telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/2…
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