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Anti-Semitism is still flourishing throughout Germany, study shows
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, study reveals that one in five Germans' 'latent' hatred for Jews starts at a young age.
By Ofer Aderet

About 20 percent of Germans have a "latent" hatred for Jews, according to a new study published by an independent committee of experts appointed by the German parliament.

The German-language study was published in advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27.
A gravestones desecrated with swastika, seen at the British World War I cemetery in Loos-en-Gohelle,

A gravestones desecrated with swastika, seen at the British World War I cemetery in Loos-en-Gohelle, northern France, Friday June 11, 2010.
Photo by: AP

The study found that hatred of Jews is common throughout large swathes of German society: Far from being the exclusive province of the far right or radical Islamists, it is deeply rooted in the German mainstream.

At a very young age, German schoolchildren are already using the word "Jew" as an insult, the report found, and "Jew" is commonly heard as a curse word in the playground. In local soccer leagues throughout Germany, anti-Semitic jeers aimed at Jewish teams are common, including "Jews to the gas," "Bring back Auschwitz" and "Burn the synagogues."

"Anti-Semitism in our society is based on widespread prejudices, cliches with deep roots and pure ignorance about everything to do with Jews and Judaism," wrote one of the report's authors, Dr. Peter Longerich.

The report interwove quotes from the individual authors into its general factual findings.

The committee of experts was appointed by the Bundestag in 2008 - the 70th anniversary of the Nazis' Kristallnacht pogrom - as part of a parliamentary bid to boost Germany's efforts to fight anti-Semitism. The committee was supposed to give the Bundestag periodic reports as well as recommendations for combating Jew-hatred.

The study criticized the way Germany deals with anti-Semitism. "There is no comprehensive strategy for fighting anti-Semitism in Germany," said another of the authors, Dr. Juliane Wetzel.


http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/anti-semitism-is-still-flourishing-throughout-germany-study-shows-1.408862

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Alain Soral (my second favorite Frenchman after MLP):

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It seems like you're trying to justify anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism is racism, and you're justifying the behavior of anti-Semites.
The Polish Jews were never kicked out of Poland. They were killed by Germans. In Spain, they kicked out both Jews and Muslims because the Catholics hated Muslims and Jews, and they also wanted the property of the Jews and Muslims who lived there. That's one major reason why they were expelled. People also tried to use Jews as scapegoats for political reasons just as Newt Gingrich and Pamela Geller try to use Muslims to gain political support.


Are there problematic elements in the Jewish community? Yes, but that's true of every group including the majority, but since they're a minority, they're more vulnerable. In Russia, many of the Jews who were harmed were harmed because many Russian Jews promoted socialism which entails equality amongst all Russians. As far as this idea that Jews are only loyal to each other entails parroting what many people claim about Muslims. Don't support anti-Semitism. It's repugnant. In addition, 40% of Jews 40 years and younger disagree strongly with Israel.