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it would be a grave mistake to view
anti-semitism
as something that merely affects the
jewish people
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anti-semitism is a form of
discrimination against citizens that
affects all of us you do see
anti-semitism
correlating with an intolerance
generally that is fundamentally going to
constitute a threat to the kind of
discourse
and tolerance that are the bedrock of
our democracies
historians of anti-semitism have long
argued
that anti-semitism it begins with the
jews but never ends with the jews
it transcends place it transcends
nationality we can document anti-semitic
attacks
through the middle ages and we can
document them certainly in the 20th
century and now we can document them in
the 21st century
it has legs that i think other hatreds
haven't had
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unfortunately we are facing in europe
all over europe
a very strong resurgence of
anti-semitism
anti-semitism today is fundamentally
different
than what it was before the holocaust
because it is
not perpetrated by governments
even if some of the stereotypes and
prejudice are those we know
for centuries
the problem is that in our muslim
communities in europe
we have a few thousands of radicalized
youth
these jihadists are rabidly anti-semitic
we never know whether they are going to
cross the red line of terrorism and some
do
often their targets are jewish
institutions or jews
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we see across europe an increase
of right-wing extremist parties
these parties are not anymore considered
as being
on the fringe of societies and their
messages
their ideologies are more and more seen
as
something that is acceptable sometimes
it's camouflaged by
we don't want those who are different a
general anti-immigrant
anti-minority view
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you have as well a new form of
anti-semitism
that is closely linked with anti-zionism
and hostility towards israel there is
legitimate criticism
of the policies of israel but there is a
fine line that some people cross
very easily between criticism of israel
and
anti-semitism where it gets very
problematic
is when one starts to hear that the
state of israel doesn't have the right
to exist
when one starts to hear israelis or
israel itself being demonized
and the concerted effort to delegitimate
the state
and the people that is anti-semitism
i think that most of the anti-semitism
in the middle east is misinformed
it is to group people against a common
enemy
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holocaust denial is a form of
anti-semitism
the only reason to deny the holocaust is
to inculcate and foster anti-semitism
one place where hardcore denial is very
much
in vogue is in the middle east
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the audience often are anti-semites who
are looking to have their
feelings confirmed or people
who might not be overt anti-semites but
somehow
are discomforted with the idea of jewish
victim
i think for anyone anti-semitism should
be an important
topic and subject if it's going on in
pakistan it should be important to
someone living in kansas city
we are a connected global community
if you leave anti-semitism unresponded
to
by law enforcement by governments by
political leaders
then you send this message that it's
tolerated that it's completely accepted
what you're seeing now is states at
least in europe where there's been the
biggest upsurge
seeking to combat those crimes more
needs to be done
we'll stand together against
discrimination against minority
with christians or anti-semitism we
stand together shoulder to shoulder
because our religion all of us call us
to stand as one family
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it is extremely important that parts of
our society
that aren't themselves being targeted by
anti-semitism
see this as a warning when anti-semitic
discrimination
or violent acts happen it is a threat to
liberal society and citizens around the
world have an interest in thwarting it
and in speaking out against it
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recent threats targeting jewish
community centers
and vandalism of jewish cemeteries
as well as last week's shooting in
kansas city
remind us that we are a country that
stands united
in condemning hate and evil in all of
its very
ugly forms
there's a well-worn tradition in most
societies
of marginalizing the other xenophobia
islamophobia anti-semitism starts as
rhetoric very quickly migrates to
discrimination and can result in
violence
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it is extremely important that parts of
our society
that aren't themselves being targeted by
anti-semitism
see this as a warning when anti-semitic
discrimination
or violent acts happen it is a threat to
liberal society
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