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Anti-Semitism reaches historic low in US
David Shear and AP
Published: 04.11.12, 13:21
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1. total nonsense. you're living in a bubble if you think they
(11.04.12)
dont hate jews in parts of america
2. My sister was spat on, on the DC subway this year
Rachel ,   D.C.   (11.04.12)
She didnt report it to the police, the cops dont care, too much paprework they say. How many other incidents go unreported. America is a big place, right?
3. WEAR A KIPPAH IN MIDDLE AMERICA AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS
(11.04.12)
4. restricted county clubs? no jews allowed - is this gone now?
sarah b   (11.04.12)
5. Just so that readers understand, ...
Z   (11.04.12)
The vast majority of anti-Semitic incidents go unreported.
6. #2
Tomek ,   Poland   (11.04.12)
Unless your sister has a star of David tattooed on her forehead, the fact that somebody spat on her, irrespective of how disgusting the act is, cannot be considered antisemitic.
7. pathetic
bill ,   canada   (11.04.12)
given the small population of jews on earth its clear jews are being squeezed out; eventually jews will commit an atrocity so disgusting they will be thrown out of the US too; its great israel exsists to receive them; long live israel
8. And this blessed state of affairs because of? Obama?
tom ,   tel aviv   (11.04.12)
9. #6 She is hasidic, no mistaking her jewishness, Tomek.
Rachel ,   D.C.   (11.04.12)
10. What a crock of crap!!
Belinda ,   Texas, USA   (11.04.12)
Is this reporter on Obama's payroll? EVERYBODY knows what happens in the northeast. I'm not saying that there aren't those few people all over but it's especially bad in the northeast. Swaztika's being spray painted on buildings, Jews being beaten & killed that are never reported in the media & if it is, it's a paragraph that doesn't give names for 1 reason or another. This reporter is either talking out of his backside or lying!
11. Thanks to Mr. Foxman and his ADL of course ;) ,...
snag ,   USA   (11.04.12)
12.  ANTISEMITIC INCIDENT
DA RAP ARTISTE ,   SAFED OPERAHOUSE   (11.04.12)
I was waiting at the bus station in Dallas ,when a man approached me and said : " when is the next bus jew ? "
13. And the beat goes on! Beating the same
Sonny & Cher   (11.04.12)
old drum of victimhood.
14. All too obvious
Ben e'ev ,   Panama City Panama   (11.04.12)
I suppose it's just coincidental that Fervent Democrat Foxman makes a pro-Obama announcement, encommpassing the Obama Presidency and 2 days before the election........Pure coincidence...
15. @2: Irrelevant
ZT   (11.04.12)
It doesn't matter how many incidents go unreported unless you have reason to believe the probability of an incident not being reported has continued to increase. And so far there's no evidence for that.
16. American Jews! Vote for Obama further to reduce Antisemitism
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (11.05.12)
Thanks to Obama, it is improved and less anti-semitism however if you vote for Obama you will see almost all anti-semitic cases will disappear. Certainly with Israel in the suit.
17. #5
dave ,   USA   (11.05.12)
If they go unreported, how come you know?
18. #3
dave ,   u   (11.05.12)
I did and nothing happened.
19. #7
galilean mom ,   Israel   (11.05.12)
bill in canada wrote: "given the small population of jews on earth its clear jews are being squeezed out; eventually jews will commit an atrocity so disgusting they will be thrown out of the US too; its great israel exsists to receive them; long live israel" OIY...such POWER for the JEWS of the USA!! So I guess y'all are lucky that if we did have this power, we would be in a huge conflict between ourselves, as to exactly what horrific thing we wanted to do. You know what they say...... 2 Jews, 3 opinions... Bill, you almost got away with this hidden antisemitic remark.
20. Not on universityy campuses, nor in
Reuven   (11.05.12)
the mainline Protestant churches.
21. Decreasing in US, increasing in EU
Alex   (11.05.12)
Proves what I've always thought, US is the last hope for western democracy. The leftists and islamists already got their grip of Europe. The funny thing is Europeans refuse to acknowledge it, they're in one big bubble.
22. Agreed, #21
Cameron ,   USA   (11.05.12)
I have personally spoken to any no. of Brits and Europeans in my city about the Muslim flood into the EU, and they tend to have no interest in even considering the issue. Disturbing indifference.
23. # 21...we're the last because we're the most
Edithann ,   USA   (11.06.12)
brainwashed....We've allowed Israel/Jews to run our media ..so naturally EU doesn't have our problems and can see clearly what Israel has done to us...And for some reason Arabs behave perfectly well within the EU as they do here in the US .... TATA.
24. #22 maybe they don't see it as issue U only see in headlines
Grant ,   USA / UK resident   (11.06.12)
and they don't want to talk with a racist sounding American. Emotive headline buzz words like FLOOD just sound ridiculous, I could say the flood of 3 million Polish who moved to the UK since 2003 or the flood of the Brazilians and so on. Almost 800,000 Americans live in the UK, is that a flood too? 600,000 French. French flood?
25. #23 REPLY TO TATA
violante ,   houston USA   (11.06.12)
you are correct regarding one thing- YOU are definitely brainwashed. BUT, do not flatter yourself to include ME in your collective "we".
26. anti-semitism in plenty of these
violante ,   houston USA   (11.06.12)
comments from USA and beyond. btw, i do NOT endorse #13. i'm on a phone. there should be a way to undo this error.
27. REPLY to #15 RE: YOUR FAULTY LOGIC
violante ,   houston USA   (11.06.12)
unless you have evidence to the contrary, this unknown factor ( the number & degree) remains not only relevant, but substantially pivotal and a prerequisite to any conclusion. why would you make the assumption that the number & degree of unreported incidents remains constant? and further assume that if the number and/or degree had increased, evidence would present itself? 'evidence' in this context presents itself only in 'reports'. the very nature of the incidents in question is that they are unreported, and clearly referred to as such, i.e., "unreported incidents". therefore, the comment you called "irrelevant' was indeed relevant, thereby rendering the report, as well as your comment, erroneous.
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