For years, Jews around the world have said that people who are against Israel are against the Jewish people. This has proven true in the United States and Europe. A study by the US State Department has shown an increase in antisemitism. This is not traditional “Jew hating” antisemitism, which is now considered on the same levels as racism. Anti-Semites now target the Jewish people by speaking out against Israel.
Jews worldwide are facing a new form of anti-Semitism disguised by hatred toward Israel, in addition to more traditional forms of anti-Semitism, a new US report said Thursday.
“This new anti-Semitism is common throughout the Middle East and in Muslim communities in Europe, but it is not confined to these populations,” the US State Department said in a report for 2007.
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