Anti-Semitism INTERNATIONAL

Norwegian Newspaper Cartoon Demonizes Jewish Circumcision

ADL called a cartoon appearing in the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, which grossly demonized Jewish ritual circumcision, “deeply offensive and appalling.” The cartoon depicts a bloodied crying baby lying on a table with his toes being cut off with pruning shears and severed toes scattered around. A bearded-hatted man is holding what appears to be a Jewish holy book in one hand, while with the other, he holds the baby down on the table with a pitchfork. A woman, who is also holding what appears to be a prayer book, says to entering policemen “Mistreating? No, this is tradition, an important part of our belief!” The police say, “Belief? Oh yes, then it is all right.”

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News and Opinion

• Blog: State Department’s Religious Freedom Report Recognizes Severity Of Global Anti-Semitism
• ADL Welcomes Appointment of New State Department Envoy on Anti-Semitism
• ADL Appalled at Holocaust Mockery During Belgium’s Aalst Carnaval; Praises UNESCO for Quick Condemnation
• Iranian Hollywoodism Conference Targets Jews

ADL Reports

• Iran's Press TV: Broadcasting Anti-Semitism To The English Speaking World (PDF)
• Classical Anti-Semitism in the Venezuelan Presidential Elections (PDF)
• Arab Media Review: Anti-Semitism and Other Trends January-June 2012 (PDF)
• Brotherhood of Hate: Muslim Brotherhood's Hatred for Jews and Israel Flourishes in the "New" Egypt (PDF)

Reports on Anti-Semitism from Jewish Communities Around the World

• Anti-Semitism in Argentina 2012 (PDF)
• Anti-Semitism in France 2012 (PDF)
• Anti-Semitism in the U.K. 2012 (PDF)

Global Anti-Semitism: Old Hatred, New Threats

Remarks by Abraham H. Foxman National Director of the Anti-Defamation League to the ADL Annual Meeting November 16, 2012, Chicago, IL

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ADL Survey in Ten European Countries Finds Anti-Semitism at Disturbingly High Levels

Anti-Semitic attitudes in ten European countries remain at "disturbingly high levels," according to a new poll from the ADL released today, with large swaths of the population subscribing to classical anti-Semitic notions such as Jews having too much power in business, being more loyal to Israel than their own country, or "talking too much" about what happened during the Holocaust.

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Global Anti-Semitism: Select Incidents from Around the World

Italy

June 3, 2013 - Verona - Swastikas, the Star of David and the word "Juden" were spray painted on the facade of a synagogue.

Germany

June 2, 2013 - Offenbach - A rabbi was attacked by a group of youths in a shopping mall. The group physically assaulted the rabbi and called him a "s***ty Jew."

Lithuania

May 18, 2013 - Panevėžys - Swastikas were found painted on the building of the Jewish community and on the doors of a local school.

Venezuela

Since the Presidential election campaign began following the death of Hugo Chavez, there has been a noticeable increase in anti-Semitic graffiti attacking Jews and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, a devout catholic.

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