A non-PC assessment of anti-Semitism in Europe

Submitted by aidan maconachy (Canada), Nov 2, 2019 at 03:59

Some in the Jewish community conflate the current rise of populism and right-wing advocacy in Europe with the rise of pre-war Nazi-inspired anti-Semitism. While understandable, this is largely a misdiagnosis... most certainly as it pertains to parties on the populist right who openly support Israel and disavow anti-Semitism. For example the renowned populist leader Geert Wilders is a well known Israel supporter and in England it's not uncommon to see blue and white Israel flags fluttering alongside the red cross of St George at right-wing populist rallies.

There's no question that there has indeed been a startling rise in anti-Semitism in Europe over recent years. It is no coincidence that this new virulent outbreak coincides with large scale Muslim immigration. The sentiments of many of these new migrants on the subject of Israel and the Jews is self-evident to anyone who is paying attention. For example the Al-Quds Day march in Berlin invariably includes anti-Israel chants and other crass displays of anti-Semitism. For some odd reason German authorities have on occasion attempted to place the blame for this on the "far-right" (always a convenient scapegoat). On other occasions they have blamed "islamophobia" for the rise in anti-Semitism among Muslim youth. European authorities have great difficulty when it comes to stating the obvious... namely that these attitudes are deeply ingrained in segments of Islamic culture and don't require help from either the far-right or Islamophobes in order to find expression.

In recent years there has been an alarming increase in the numbers of assaults and desecrations directed against both Jewish and Christian communities in Europe, particularly in France. Churches, synagogues, burial sites and monuments have been damaged... individuals have been targeted in random attacks. While political correctness has shielded the Muslim community to some extent, former French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, pulled no punches when he said: "The problem is that anti-Semitism today in France comes less from the far right than from individuals of the Muslim faith or culture." Valls also takes the view that foreign influence on French mosques together with financing from foreign sources has played no small role in spreading "a terrible poison" throughout the country.

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