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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 Anti-Defamation League (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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Reports

• Polluting the Public Square: Anti-Semitic Discourse In Spain
• Report on Anti-Semitic Incidents in UK in 2012 (CST) (PDF)
• Report on Anti-Semitism in France in 2012 (SPCJ) (PDF)
• Report on Anti-Semitic Discourse in UK in 2011 (CST) (PDF)

Surveys of Anti-Semitism in Europe

ADL has conducted periodic surveys of European attitudes towards Jews and Israel since 2002. Over eight surveys, ADL has polled attitudes in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and UK.

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Religious Freedom in Europe

Two of the most fundamental Jewish rites -- circumcision and kosher slaughter -- are increasingly being challenged in Europe.

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Recent Anti-Semitic Incidents in Europe

France

April 23, 2013 - Paris - A rabbi and his son were stabbed near the Beth-El synagogue by an Iranian man who had recently escaped a psychiatric hospital. The attacker stabbed the rabbi in the neck causing light injuries, while the rabbi's son was lightly cut when he came to his defense. The attacker was subdued by bystanders and turned over to the police.

March 12, 2013 - Lyon - A fake bomb was found near the Hillel Center, a Jewish institution in the city. Police successfully destroyed the device.

Lithuania

April 22, 2013 - Vilnius - Nazi slogans, including a swastika and the phrases "Heil Hitler" and "Jews out", were found scrawled in German on the pavement near the former concentration camp HKP 562.

Poland

April 28, 2013 - Blonie - Tombstones in the city's Jewish cemetery were smashed to pieces by unknown vandals.

Sweden

March 3, 2013 - Norrköping - A swastika was painted on the door of the city’s synagogue.

Russia

March 9, 2013 – Perm - Two unidentified assailants threw a rock and a Molotov cocktail through a window of the Jewish Community Center.  A small area was set on fire, but a security guard extinguished it. Jewish community leaders ascribed the incident to incitement in the local media the previous week, related to stories about a new Torah scroll for the community.

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