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Re: Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran … War
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...ld-of-britain/
Here is the nub of the matter - selected quote follows:
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How anti-Semitism was allowed to take hold of Britain
David Feldman, a historian of anti-Semitism and director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Anti-Semitism, believes it’s wrong to suggest that Jew hate is a uniquely Muslim problem. In his research, he draws a distinction between dyed-in-the-wool anti-Semites, who have an animus against Jews, and those – as many as one in three of the population – who sometimes slip into anti-Semitic ways of thinking, drawing on what he describes as a “reservoir” of anti-Semitism.
“There was a really important survey in 2017 conducted by the CST and by Jewish Policy Research that found that the percentage of people surveyed who are hard-core anti-Semites is relatively small [just 2 per cent],” Feldman says. “But the people who would respond affirmatively to just one of the anti-Semitic myths or stereotypes that were offered to them rose to as high as 30 per cent.”
Ideas in the “anti-Semitic reservoir” that many people dip into, without even realising, include the notion that Jews are more money-orientated than other people, and that they hold too much power in the media.
When Jews or Israel are “salient”, he says – such as when the Israel-Palestine conflict is in the headlines – many people often draw on the anti-Semitic “reservoir” to offer explanations. He is not optimistic about the prospect of eliminating that instinct. “I absolutely understand why a politician might want to say that they want to stamp anti-Semitism out, but given it’s been around for 1,000 years, that’s not really a realistic goal,” he says. “I do think, however, that education can make some progress.” He also believes that work between communities to improve relations can increase goodwill.
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In other words, Israel does questionable or bad things or even defends itself, then the Jews in the UK get it.
And here is the real eye-opener (a quote from Braverman):
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“Jews are leaving the country because they feel safer in Israel – and it’s a war zone. It’s not just about the Jewish communities, it’s about British values. Jews are an integrated part of Britain, and they are under siege right now.”
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