Post by blitzen9xIt's about taking a huge piss on a country that's full of lazy, socialist, Jew-hating cowards....
lazy ? bah, whatever, butt out !
socialist ? everything being at the left of the neo-con is socialist, right ?
jew-hating (*) ? sheeshh ... moron ... fox-news watcher ?
cowards ? why ?
Post by blitzen9x"Chirac tells Sharon he is not welcome in France: TV"
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/040719/1/3lsyx.html
? Are you surprised by the Chirac's reaction ?
Post by blitzen9xBut gee, I guess Sharon already knew, that neither he nor other Jews were welcome there...
Chirac is a fucking socialist pig...
a socialist that is right-wing.... go figure, wiseguy.
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Source: http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASUS_12/4464_12.htm
ADL Audit Finds Anti-Semitic Incidents Remain Constant; More Than
1,500 Incidents Reported Across U.S. in 2003
New York, NY, March 24, 2004
The number of anti-Semitic incidents
remained at a consistent and disturbing level in 2003, according to
newly released statistics from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The
annual ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, issued today, counted a
total of 1,557 anti-Semitic incidents across the United States in
2003, as compared with 1,559 incidents reported in 2002.
"Though the number of anti-Semitic incidents has remained virtually
unchanged in the United States, the levels continue to be disturbing
and unacceptable," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, and
author of Never Again? The Threat of the New Anti-Semitism. "While we
take comfort that America has not witnessed the kind of raw
manifestations of anti-Jewish hatred that has plagued parts of Europe
and other nations in recent years, there is a consistent wellspring of
anti-Semitic activity in the United States that continues to concern
Jewish communities."
Anti-Semitic incidents included in the Audit comprise physical and
verbal assaults, harassment, property defacement, vandalism and other
expressions of anti-Jewish sentiment. Among the most serious
incidents reported in 2003 were an arson attack that destroyed a
Holocaust museum in Indiana, the attempted firebombing of a synagogue
in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and swastikas and epithets spray-painted
on the walls, driveway and a congregant's car at a Jewish community
center near Phoenix, Arizona.
In early 2003 Mel Gibson announced the making of his forthcoming film,
"The Passion of the Christ." What followed was a nearly year-long
controversy that elicited hateful anti-Semitic e-mails and letters to
ADL and other Jewish organizations, as well as journalists, religious
leaders and those who commented critically on the film.
"As the controversy over Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ"
continued to be debated on the American scene, ADL and others who were
speaking out about it received a barrage of hate mail filled with ugly
anti-Semitism," said Mr. Foxman. "While these messages were not
included in the total count, since messages sent on the Internet are
very difficult to quantify, the hate mail was an indication of the
anti-Semitic feelings that were stirred as a result of the Jewish
concerns about the film."
The 2003 Findings
For reporting purposes, the ADL Audit divides anti-Semitic incidents
into two categories: Vandalism, such as property damage, cemetery
desecration or anti-Semitic graffiti; Harassment, including threats
and assaults directed at individuals and institutions.
· Vandalism: After reaching historic lows in 2002, the number
of incidents of vandalism against Jewish community institutions,
synagogues and property increased substantially in 2003. The activity
comprised a total of 628 acts of vandalism, an 18 percent increase
over the 531 acts reported in 2002. Vandalism accounted for 40
percent of the total incidents reported.
· Harassment: The 929 acts of harassment represented a nine
percent (9%) decline from the 2002 figure of 1,028. Harassment
accounted for 60 percent of the total incidents reported in 2003.
Continuing a trend, states with the most total incidents included New
York (364, up from 302 in 2002); New Jersey (209, up from 171);
California (180, down from 223) Pennsylvania (117, up from 101);
Massachusetts (102, down from 129), Florida (102, up from 93) and
Connecticut (70, up from 41). Among those states with the highest
numbers, only New York and New Jersey experienced more vandalism
incidents than harassments.
Among the more violent attacks in 2003:
In Terre Haute, Indiana, a Holocaust museum memorializing children who
were victims of Nazi medical experimentation was destroyed by arson
(November).
In Wildwood, New Jersey, a bullet was fired through the front door of
a synagogue. No one was injured (July).
In Arizona, at a Jewish community center outside Phoenix, swastikas
and expletives were spray-painted on the walls, driveway and a
congregant's car (April).
In Allentown, Pennsylvania, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a
synagogue by three youths (July).
In Long Island, New York, "Heil Hitler," F--- the Jews" and
pornographic images were drawn on property of a Jewish center
(August).
Hate on the Internet
The Internet continued to play a substantial role in the dissemination
of anti-Semitism, with hate literature being transmitted through
hundreds of sites on the Web and through bulletin boards, chat rooms
and e-mail messages. While Internet messages are not generally
categorized as incidents of hate in the ADL Audit, specific threats
aimed at Jewish synagogues and institutions via e-mail were counted.
Still, it is virtually impossible to quantify the number of
anti-Semitic messages online.
Web sites operated by anti-Semites and Holocaust deniers are easily
found on the Internet and provide haters with the ability to reach a
potential audience of millions with literature and recruitment
materials. These sites also can serve as an impetus for anti-Semitic
incidents; for instance, anti-Semitic fliers can be downloaded from
Web sites and distributed by anyone with a computer and a printer.
Anti-Semitism on Campus
Reversing a troubling three-year trend, the number of anti-Semitic
acts on campus decreased, with a total of 68 incidents reported,
compared with to 106 in 2002. The 2003 incidents on campus comprised
40 acts of harassment, and 28 acts of vandalism. "After three years
of progressively worsening trends on campus, we are finally seeing a
reversal in the numbers, which we believe is a product of more
proactive measures by campus officials and Jewish students to confront
the problem head on," said Mr. Foxman.
Many of the 2002 incidents grew out of anti-Israel or "anti-Zionist"
demonstrations or other actions in which some participants engaged in
overt expression of anti-Jewish sentiments. While anti-Israel
activism continued unabated on campuses in 2003, the demonstrations
were less characterized by the kind of anti-Semitic invective that had
tainted campus activism in previous years. Anti-Israel demonstrations
are not counted in the Audit unless they clearly include overtly
anti-Jewish language or conduct.
About the ADL Audit
The Audit identifies both criminal and non-criminal acts of
harassment and intimidation, including distribution of hate
propaganda, threats and slurs. Compiled using official crime
statistics, as well as information provided to ADL's 30 regional
offices by victims, law enforcement officers and community leaders,
the Audit provides an annual snapshot of a nationwide problem while
identifying possible trends or changes in the types of activity
reported.
For more information or to speak with an expert on anti-Semitism,
contact the ADL Media Relations Department at ***@adl.org.
The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading
organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that
counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
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Rash of anti-Jewish vandalism met by chorus of condemnation
By JAMES RUSK
With a report from Canadian Press
Monday, March 22, 2004 - Page A8
Prime Minister Paul Martin and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty yesterday
joined a chorus of condemnation of anti-Semitism as the Toronto area was hit
by a rash of anti-Jewish vandalism for the second weekend in a row.
This past weekend, described by one Jewish leader as "a weekend of hate" aimed
at the Jewish community, was capped by the actions of unknown vandals who
knocked over 22 gravestones in Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday night
or Sunday morning.
At a press conference at the cemetery held only two hours after the
desecration of the graves was discovered, Ontario Attorney-General Michael
Bryant told reporters that "it's just unbelievable that this could happen in
Canada, but it has. This campaign of hate against the Jewish community must
stop, and will stop.
"We will be prosecuting to the fullest extent of the law. We want to make sure
the people pay for this, and we want to make sure that we send out a deterrent
and a message to anybody who wants to engage in a campaign of hate like this
that you are going to pay the price."
Police Chief Julian Fantino said: "This is a very dastardly, heinous crime, a
very serious crime. It isn't just mischief. It's the desecration of what is
enshrined, the respect that we pay to our dead. It's just a vicious intent to
create hate in a community and it's not a kids' thing. Anybody who's doing
this is involved in a very, very serious criminal activity."
On Saturday, three other anti-Semitic acts of vandalism were discovered only a
few blocks away from the cemetery, which is on Bathurst Street near Steeles
Avenue.
"It [the cemetery attack] falls on the heels of some other hate crime activity
that we discovered -- and are investigating -- yesterday, and . . . no doubt
is connected to hate crime occurrences that have taken place in York Region
over the last little while," Chief Fantino said.
Swastikas were painted on the walls and seven stained glass windows were
broken at the Pride of Israel synagogue on Lissom Crescent. Two windows were
broken at the Joseph and Faye Tanenbaum Educational Centre on Patricia Avenue.
And seven swastikas and profanities were painted on United Jewish Appeal signs
and a swastika on a clothing donation box at the B'nai Torah Community Centre,
adjacent to the Patricia Avenue school.
On the previous weekend in nearby Thornhill, swastikas and anti-Semitic
messages were sprayed on front doors, cars and garages of 13 houses in a
predominantly Jewish neighbourhood.
In a letter sent Friday to the Canadian Jewish Congress, which was released
yesterday, Mr. Martin said that those who vandalized the houses in Thornhill
must be condemned loudly by those who oppose racism and anti-Semitism.
"As Prime Minister, I condemn them. As a Canadian, as a human being, I condemn
them," he said.
Mr. McGuinty said in a statement after the damage to the graves had been
discovered yesterday that "cowardly acts such as these are despicable to
Ontario. It is everyone's duty to speak out and take action when racism and
hate crime raise their ugly heads."
And at a special ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Holocaust in
Hungary, Irving Roth, 74, one of those who survived the Hungarian Holocaust,
said that authorities must act quickly and aggressively to put a stop to the
recent hatred. "Anti-Semitism to me is like cancer. Once you have it, you have
to be vigilant," Mr. Roth said.
Chief Fantino said police have been put on a special alert to pay close
attention to Jewish establishments, community centres, schools and cemeteries.
The Toronto investigation will be integrated and co-ordinated with York
Region's investigation of the earlier incidents.
Bernie Farber, the Ontario executive director of the Canadian Jewish Congress,
said that "it's not difficult to knock over a gravestone, but to knock over 22
of them takes a lot of rage. . . . There are sick, depraved cowards,
anti-Semitic cowards, who come to a cemetery where people obviously cannot
fight back."
Mr. Farber also said that "the irony of it all is that today [Sunday] is the
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. . . . That it
would happen on this day speaks volumes to all the work that we still must do
to educate and to spread the word that all of us are in this together. It will
take nothing short of a huge communal effort to demonstrate our strength
against haters."
Mr. Farber also announced that there will be a rally against hate crimes at
the Leah Posluns Theatre at 4588 Bathurst St. on Wednesday.
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http://truthnews.com/world/2003050069.htm
European Jews Increasingly Targeted by Attacks, Slurs
Lisa Bryant, Voice of America, May 14, 2003
Hate acts against Jews in Europe are increasing, according to experts at a
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
meeting in Paris.
The three-day conference was organized by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an
international Jewish rights group, and it included a number of Jewish
activists and Israeli politicians, along with international experts. The
center suggests that hate acts against Jews in Europe have reached levels not
seen since World War II.
The head of the European Union monitoring center on racism, Beate Winkler,
told the conference that slurs and attacks against Jews, and sometimes
Muslims, have grown alarmingly in certain parts of Europe.
Ms. Winkler said the recent rise in anti-Jewish acts has been particularly
noted in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and France. She also described an
alarming increase in Internet hate messages coming from Spain and Denmark. In
some cases, she said, fundamental religious groups are working with right-wing
hate groups in creating the Web sites.
But she also praised recent European efforts to teach tolerance, including new
European Union legislation to fight racism and xenophobia.
France, home to the world's third-largest Jewish community, has been a
particular cause of concern in recent months. A report in March by the French
government found anti-Jewish acts constituted 62 percent of all hate crimes in
2002.
In many cases, those committing the acts are young ethnic Arabs, said Rachid
Kaci, an ethnic North African politician, and a member of France's
conservative UMP party.
Ignoring the fact that Muslim youths are perpetrating many anti-Jewish acts,
he says, is naive at best, and ignorant at worst. In low-income housing
projects, where many live, he says the word "Jew" has become an insult.
But critics argue the Wiesenthal Center has mislabeled widespread anger in
Europe over Israel's treatment of Palestinians as anti-Semitism. Protesters
outside the Paris conference also said the center had deliberately excluded
radical Jewish organizations from its list of hate groups.