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| By: Haaretz |
| Published: January 24, 2005 |
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The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain, both violent and nonviolent, has risen, according to a report published Sunday by the Global Forum Against Anti-Semitism.
The group, under the auspices of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office and the Jewish Agency, stated that its figures were based on reports received from Jewish communities themselves.
The data show that 310 anti-Semitic incidents occurred in Britain in 2004, of which 77 were violent, as opposed to 163 anti-Semitic incidents in 2003, of which 55 were violent.
Most of the incidents occurred near or inside synagogues, some of which were set on fire or were targets of attempted arson.
Over the past four years 100 synagogues were desecrated in Britain alone. In one incident a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the car of a London rabbi.
The report cited "years of hostile reporting and commentary in the British press" as a central cause for the steep rise in anti-Semitic incidents, in apparent reference to coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Report: Anti-Semitic incidents up in U.K., France
- (Haaretz)
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