This is a guest post by Darren Redstar The opponents of the right of Israel to exist often reply to accusations that they are reviving old anti semitic prejudices by replying that anti zionism is not anti-semitic. Take a look at this picture. The brave anti imperialist warrior with the dreads has the following on his Palestinian

Anti-Semitic incidents are up. There was a 9% rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the UK in the first half of 2008 compared with the same period last year, a charity has reported. There were 266 incidents up to June, compared with 244 last year, according to the Community Security Trust (CST). Some 166 were incidents of abusive behaviour,

A couple of months ago Spiegel Online ran an article by Matthias K - el, which tackles the failure of the German government to prevent the importation of anti-Semitic propaganda through Saudi Arabian and Egyptian satellite broadcasters. It also notes that anti-Semitic attitudes are also found in students, so the UK is not alone. In 2007 the German

Commenting on the 9% year-on-year rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes reported today by campaign group CST, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: "The increase in anti-Semitic crimes is extremely worrying. "The police must work with community groups to stamp out hate crimes of all types. "The latest figures show a disturbing rise in abusive behaviour towards Jews, including hate m...

Today saw an unexpected development. In the wake of the anti-Israel demonstrations, which were actually nothing more then anti-Semitic hate-fests, Dutch parliaments Second Chamber devoted a session to the issue. The small Dutch-Reformed State Party (SGP) filed a motion calling for the prosecution of anti-Semitic statements, a motion that carried with a significant majority. Alexander Pechtold of D...

Anti-Semitic Incidents Most On Record Worldwide Since The End Of World War II In the beginning three months of 2009, directly after the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, there were as many anti-Semitic incidents as in the whole of 2008. The trend was felt worldwide, but nowhere more clearly than in France. Incidents in 2009 were up 75% over the 2008 total, 832 to 474 ( statistics from the Jewis...

Is this a case of Jews being overly sensitive or a legitimate gripe against an anti-Semitic billboard? At first blush I thought the ADL was just lacking a sense of humor with its claims that this billboard from Wodka vodka in Manhattan was "crude and offensive" and that it "reinforces anti-Semitic stereotypes." But then I noted the two pictures of dogs, one wearing a Santa Claus hat and the other ...

There was a massive rise in anti-Semitic attacks in Britain following the Israeli conflict in Gaza despite a four percent fall in incidents in 2008.

Huh? BT has banned a religious website critical of extremist Jews that it has hosted for four years following a campaign from a group of MPs claimed it was anti-Semitic. It is understood to be the first time that a website in Britain has been shut down under such circumstances. The website, www.catholicvoice.co.uk, takes an

Israel's invasion of Gaza this year prompted a huge increase in anti-Semitic attacks and intimidation, Jewish groups have said. The Community Security Trust (CST) recorded 609 anti-Semitic incidents in the first half of 2009, more than the total for all of last year.