Struggle
05-03-2007 / Germany
Germany – The German Minister of the Interior at a Prayer Service Identifying with the Habad Kindergarten
On 28th February 2007, German interior minister Wolfgang Schäuble participated in a special prayer service held in a Habad kindergarten for the promotion of tolerance in the country. This public prayer service was held at the kindergarten that had suffered an antisemitic attack the previous Sunday during which swastikas and antisemitic slogans had been daubed on the walls. In reaction to this wicked act, one of the leaders of the local Jewish community said that acts of antisemitism had reached worrisome proportions, especially when the object was a kindergarten.
Source:
http://www.col.org.il/
Date: 5th March 2007
Photo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/
05-03-2007 / Russia
Russia– A Student Sentence to Community Service for Sending Antisemitic SMS Messages
On 5th March 2007, a 22-year-old Law student was sentenced to 150 hours community service for having sent a large number of antisemitic SMS messages.
Date: March 5, 2007
02-03-2007 / Hungary
Hungary - Hungarian PM warns of escalating anti-Semitism in his country
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany warned that anti-Semitism has escalated in Hungary since the demonstrations against the Socialist-led government last year.
In an interview with The Times newspaper, Gyurcsany accused Viktor Orban, leader of the main right wing opposition Fiesz party of exploiting anti-Semitism in an attempt to derail his government’s modernisation programme.
“There is something horrible happening. There have never been so many anti-Semitic remarks as now,” the Prime Minister said.
Gyurcsany and his coalition of Socialists and Free Democrats survived street protest demonstrations in September and October last year touched off by the leaking of a tape in which the Prime Minister admitted lying about the parlous state of the economy to win national election in April.
My wife Klara Dobrey is a lecturer “My wife Klara Dobrey is a lecturer at the department of law at Budapest University. Last week she left the central building of the university, and she was handed a leaflet the likes of which we have never seen in the last 50 years in Hungary. It is very clear and unambiguous anti-Semitic pamphlet," Gyurcsány said, adding this did not only outrage him because his wife is of Jewish descent.
In the interview, the Hungarian Prime Minister also warned that Eastern Europe, from Poland to the Balkans, could embrace radical nationalism as the region shies away from urgently needed reforms.
Source:
www.ejpress.org
Date: 04/Mar/2007
02-03-2007 / Belgium
Belgium: A Man Convicted of Inciting to Antisemitism
A 27-year-old man from Antwerp was sentenced to 100 hours of community service after having been convicted of inciting to antisemitism. The incident occurred in January 2004 during a game between Israel and Belgium. The man had shouted: "Death to the Jews. Heil Hitler. Hamas, Hamas, all the Jews to gas". He explained that he had wanted to express his support for the Palestinian People and said that he was sorry for what he had done.
Date: 2.3.2007
02-03-2007 / Argentina
Argentina– Author of anti-Semitic article sentenced to community service.
In an unprecedented resolution, a court in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, sentenced Hugo Marino to perform community service for a year and to attend a course of studies on Human Rights.
Marino had published in 1999 an article in which he wrote that "ragheads and kikes" were good people, but whenever they had the chance to, they sought power and money and became corrupt.
The court took the decision six years after the article was published and decided that Marino will have to attend a course of studies on Human Rights designed by the National Institute against Bigotry (INADI) and to perform community services for a year.
Date: 02/03/07
01-03-2007 / Britain
Britain – Home Secretary concerned over rise in antisemitism
In a speech delivered at the Community Security Trust's dinner in London, Home Secretary John Reid expressed his concern about the rise in antisemitic attacks on Jewish people and property and condemned attempts to deny the Holocaust. Mr. Reid called the effective implementation of the strengthened legislation the Government had introduced to deal with hate crimes in recent years.
Source: Jewish News
Date: 01/03/07
Posted: 13/03/07
01-03-2007 / Germany
Germany - Merkel Condemns Attack On Jewish Kindergarten
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the
attack on a Jewish kindergarten in Berlin over the weekend and said police would do everything possible to track down the perpetrators.
"Every attack on a Jewish institution is an assault on our democracy," the chancellor said in a letter to Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal of the Gan-Israel Jewish nursery school.
Noting that the nursery had reopened since Sunday's incident, Merkel said: "You have reacted to darkness with light. That is the right answer. The assailants will not achieve their goal of disrupting Jewish life in Berlin."
Source:
www.playfuls.com
Date: March 1st 2007
Pic: www.playfuls.com
01-03-2007 / Belgium
Belgium – The Antisemitic Novel "The Protocols of Zion" Removed from the Bookshops
On 1st March 2007, the novel "The Protocols of Zion" which deals with the antisemitic conspiracy theory has been removed from the shelves of bookshops Belgium following complaints from Jewish groups, according to the Wiesenthal Center in Paris. The Wiesenthal Center report goes on to say that Alex Williams, the CEO of a Belgian bookshop chain, complied with the request to remove the books within 24 hours. The book, which has been boycotted in most countries of the European Union, supports the theory that the Jews are trying to take over the world.
Source:
http://www.nrg.co.il/
Date: 1st March 2007
28-02-2007 /
Scotland - Two men have been charged with painting swastikas on a war memorial
Andrew Young, 22, and Martyn Closs, 20, are charged with painting swastikas and anti-semitic slogans on the seafront memorial in Troon, Ayrshire.
They face a total of 12 charges including attempting to steal vehicles, theft and spraying slogans over cars and property.
They made no plea or declaration and were remanded in custody until next week.
Source:
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
Date: 28 February 2007
28-02-2007 / United States
USA - Man Pleads Guilty In Anti-Semitic Graffiti Case
James Connolly, 21, admitted scrawling anti-Semitic slurs on cars parked near a synagogue in the Fresh Meadows section of Queens.
He pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief as a hate crime and will be sentenced April 12.
Source:
http://wcbstv.com
Date: Feb 28, 2007
27-02-2007 / Poland
Europe - EP might sanction Giertych over Anti-Semitic booklet
The President of the European Parliament is likely to seize the parliament’s bureau this week on eventual sanctions against a Polish MEP whose anti-Semitic booklet has sparked outrage among European Union officials, Jewish organisations and in Poland.
The 32-page brochure "Civilizations at war in Europe", which carries a prominent European Parliament logo on the front cover, was published two weeks ago by Maciej Giertych. It was sent to fellow MEPs and distributed through his website.
It says Jews like to settle "among the rich", "create their own ghettos" because they like to separate themselves from others.
It also speaks of Jewish "biological separation" leading to differences in facial features.
Poland President Lech Kaczynski denounced the booklet, saying it “worried me seriously”.
Source: www.ejpress.org
Date: 27/Feb/2007
By Yossi Lempkowicz
24-02-2007 / Argentina
Argentina– Antisemitic dictionary recalled by publisher
An Argentine publisher pledged top recall The Espasa dictionary, published by the Clarin Group, because it defines the word “Jew” as “avaricious” and a “usurer”. The dictionary has been distributed since the 14 February in a kit, along with a children’s magazine and colored markers in preparation for the new school year that begins in March. The Clarin Group has assured that it will take the dictionary off the market and prepare a corrected version within 15 days. As of Friday 23 February the books were still on the market.
Source: JTA
Date: 24/02/07
21-02-2007 / Argentina
Argentina– The Mayor of Buenos Aires Admits that there is Antisemitism in his City
On 21st February 200, during an official visit to Israel, Jorge Telerman, the Mayor of Buenos Aires, said that while there have not been any renewed outbursts of antisemitism in Buenos Aires since the Lebanon War, the Leftist element still creates a misleading impression with its harangues. Telerman, said that emphasis should be placed on education and on denouncing acts of antisemitism. He added that "All incidents of antisemitism must be severely punished".
Source: El Reloj
Date: 21/02/07
17-02-2007 / United States
The United States – Senator Hillary Clinton Presents the Antisemitic Contents of Palestinian Textbooks to the United States Sena
On 17th February 2007, United States Senator and candidate for the presidency Hillary Clinton expressed her concern over the incitement against Israel in Palestinian textbooks and presented a selection of such text to the United States Senate. It should be borne in mind, that these books have recently been introduced. The map of Israel does not appear in these books and its establishment is defined as "a disaster". Senator Clinton said in the Senate, "They are horribly poisoning the minds of these children".
Date:17/02/07
Source: Channel 10
16-02-2007 / United States
USA - Judge fine against store for discrimination
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has ordered a Los Gatos camera shop to pay a $4,000 fine and $50,000 in attorneys fees to a man who sued the store, alleging he was denied services because of his Jewish background.
Mitchell Cutler claimed he was discriminated against when the owner of Los Gatos Camera, David Muston, refused to make enlarged copies of a dozen photos he had dropped off in August 2005. The photos, taken at the turn of the century, were of relatives in Eastern Europe and pre-state Israel. Cutler wanted them enlarged and copied.
Cutler alleged Muston refused to do the work because he assumed the photos subjects were Jewish terrorists.
Date: February 16, 2007
Photograph by Felipe Buitrago
16-02-2007 / France
France – Dieudonné to Stand Trial Again for Antisemitic Remarks
On 16th February 2007, the French Supreme Court rescinded the release of the comedian Dieudonné who in 2003 had used the terms "cult" and "fraud" in connection with Jews, after it determined that these remarks were racist. Dieudonné had previously been released by the Court of Appeals.
The Supreme Court's decided that these remarks are "Defamation of a group of people because of their origin".
Date: 16th February 2007
Picture: http://www.nouvelobs.com/
15-02-2007 / Germany
Germany– Holocaust Denier Ernst Zundel Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
In mid-February 2007, a German court sentenced Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel to five years in prison for denying the Holocaust. This is the maximum sentence for this offense. Zundel had been extradited from Canada after he had been convicted of racism and the denial of the extermination of six million Jews by the Nazis.
Ernst Zundel, 67, has written such works as "Did Six Million Really Die"? He has been in prison in Germany since March 2005 after his extradition from Canada. He was denied bail for fear that he would flee the country.
In the closing statement Zundel said that he would set up an international commission of experts who would research the Holocaust. If the commission determines that Jews were exterminated in gas chambers, he said, he would call a press conference in order to apologize to the Jews and the other victims.
The trial was suspended at the end of 2005 after the judge had dismissed one of the defense attorneys after she had issued summonses that ostensibly denied the Holocaust. The trial was resumed only a year later.
Zundel is a German citizen who spent most of his life in Canada. The set up an Internet site and disseminated a publication denying that the Holocaust had ever happened. During the Holocaust denial conference in Iran, Zundel's posters appeared as did those of other Holocaust deniers.
Source:
http://www.nrg.co.il/
Date: 15th February 2007
15-02-2007 / France
France– Trial Date Set for the Writer Alain Soral
16th March 2007 is the date set for the trial of the writer Alain Soral who has been charged with racism and provoking racist and religious discrimination, hatred and violence. In 2004, in an article on antisemitism, Soral made harsh comments on Zionism and the Jews. In the wake of the incident, LICRA (The League Against Racism and Antisemitism) brought charges against the writer claiming that he had offended "the honor of French Jews and the honor of the dead".
Source: L'arche
Date: 15th February 2007
15-02-2007 / United States
USA – Youth arrested for vandalizing synagogue in Niagara Falls
Two teenagers were arrested and charged with felony hate crimes and criminal mischief in several bias-related incidents against the Temple Beth Israel in Niagara Falls.
Source: ADL
Date: 15/02/07
15-02-2007 / Poland
Poland - Polish teachers union denounces Holocaust denial
The president of one of the most prominent teachers unions in Poland has publicly criticised Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s constant Holocaust denial and called on teachers around the world to back his organisation’s campaign against those who deny the Holocaust.
Skóawomir Broniarz, who heads the Education International member organisation, the Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego, branded Ahmadinejad’s statements “disgusting”, referring specifically to the December 2006 comment that "the Holocaust was a myth".
Appearing to express somewhat of a left wing stance, Broniaz condemned “the revisionism of history practiced by Iran’s government”.
“We are aware of the complex political situation in the Middle East, however questioning the legality of the existence of Israel by questioning the Holocaust is, in our opinion, disgusting,”
The Polish teacher also wrote of his personal pain when looking back at the Holocaust, the murder of six million Jews during by the Nazis during WWII.
“For the Polish people, who witnessed the annihilation of Jewish nation, the Holocaust denial is totally unacceptable and very painful,” he wrote.
In his open statement, released on Holocaust Memorial Day January 27, Broniaz claimed that Poland “of all other countries, feel the most the effects of the Holocaust and its influence on the history of Europe and the World after 1945 the most.”
Source:
www.ejpress.org
Date: 14/Feb/2007
By Jeremy Last
