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More global anti-Semitic incidents reported in 2009 than any year since WWII

By Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent

Tags: Israel news, Jewish world

Annual Jewish Agency report cites poll finding 42% of West Europeans believe Jews exploit past to extort money.

Nearly half of Western European believe that Jews exploit the persecution of their past as a method of extorting money, according to an annual Jewish Agency report released on Sunday.

A joint report on anti-Semitism conducted by the Agency and the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs found that 42 percent of those polled by the University of Bielefeld in Germany agreed that "Jews exploit the past to extort money."

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he countries in which the highest percentage of the population agreed with that statement were Poland and Spain.

According to the Jewish Agency, there were more anti-Semitic incidents in 2009 than in any year since the Second World War. In the first three months of 2009 - immediately following Israel's three-week offensive on the Gaza Strip - there were as many anti-Semitic incidents recorded as in the entire year of 2008.

In France, for example, there were 631 anti-Semitic incidents recorded in the first half of 2009, compared to 474 in all of 2008.

Worldwide, eight people were killed in attacks last year.

The report indicates that there were two murders linked with anti-Semitism in the United States in 2009 - one of a female university student in Connecticut and the other of a non-Jewish guard at the Holocaust museum in Washington, D.C.

This rise in anti-Semitism is stemming from both the political Left and Right, according to the Jewish Agency.

At the press conference at which the report was released, officials referred to a film that has been making the rounds in recent days that charges Israel with stealing organs at the IDF hospital in Haiti

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1.	duhhhh	18:21	\|	Judge	24/01/10

2.	Of coursem this is something "Western europeans" dont do, never..	18:27	\|	Israeli citizen	24/01/10

3.	Nearly 50%....It is a great progress .	18:39	\|	TOMY	24/01/10

4.	but haaretz doesnt contribute to this right?	18:45	\|	jon	24/01/10

5.	Not extortion but the memory is used	18:46	\|	Basil	24/01/10

6.	Israeli policies	18:52	\|	Peter	24/01/10

7.	pretty amazing,,,	18:54	\|	jake	24/01/10

8.	Statistics	18:54	\|	O	24/01/10

9.	I reckon the figure is even higher	18:58	\|	Chris Linthwaite	24/01/10

10.	Is there a connection?	19:03	\|	Mark Lincoln	24/01/10

11.	The Jewish agency has an agenda...	19:07	\|	had enough	24/01/10

12.	The Jewish agency links "anti-semitism" to Israeli aggression	19:09	\|	Natallie Durson	24/01/10

13.	Not surprising,the more radical Israeli policy the more Jews...	19:10	\|	Esther	24/01/10

14.	european anti-semitism	19:11	\|	Shmuelshachor	24/01/10

15.	Using The Past To Extort Money?	19:13	\|	Eli	24/01/10

16.	holocaust for extortion: see any of bibi`s speaches	19:25	\|	tell me it ain`t so	24/01/10

17.	Esther _ Anti Semitism Is Thriving Independent	19:26	\|	Eli	24/01/10

18.	Esther _ Anti Semitism Is Thriving Independent	19:26	\|	Eli	24/01/10

19.	#5 Linthwaite. "I reckon the figure is higher"	19:29	\|	H	24/01/10

20.	42% of rabid antisemites responded accordingly to antisemitic	19:30	\|	17	24/01/10

21.	SO WHAT?	19:32	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	24/01/10

22.	What is the methodology of this report?	19:40	\|	John	24/01/10

23.	#8 Natalie Durson ne Rett Butler	19:41	\|	H	24/01/10

24.	Just under the surface	19:43	\|	Alex	24/01/10

25.	Right, left and antisemitism	19:44	\|	Sarah	24/01/10

26.	Anti-semetism on the rise	19:47	\|	WHG	24/01/10

27.	To Natalie Durson	19:47	\|	David LG	24/01/10

28.	Better to pay with money than with life.	19:48	\|	EZ	24/01/10

29.	Durson	19:48	\|	Sarah	24/01/10

30.	Chris Linthwaite _ Why Don`t You Petition Your Government	19:52	\|	Eli	24/01/10

31.	And the US is more pro-Jewish than ever	20:01	\|	James Meeker	24/01/10

32.	alex 18	20:02	\|	potobac	24/01/10

33.	antisemitic incidents in 2009	20:04	\|	pb	24/01/10

34.	The Cast LEAD, has really been a Catastroph for the State	20:04	\|	SanJose	24/01/10

35.	Are Israels supporters so naive?	20:05	\|	Natallie Durson	24/01/10

36.	Duson & Linthwaite: serious blindness	20:09	\|	Israeli citizen	24/01/10

37.	#20 Right on Sarah	20:10	\|	John Q. Public	24/01/10

38.	is it worth asking	20:10	\|	erges	24/01/10

39.	#15 H	20:18	\|	Chris Linthwaite	24/01/10

40.	Europe`s bored of the Holocaust.	20:23	\|	Michael	24/01/10

41.	Rumbled	20:23	\|	H	24/01/10

42.	Esther _ Anti Semitism Is Independent Of Israeli	20:24	\|	Eli	24/01/10

43.	Chris Linthwaite _ I Did Not Deny Your Accusations	20:31	\|	Eli	24/01/10

44.	Michael/UK	20:42	\|	17	24/01/10

45.	Michael From The UK _ So The Holocaust Is An Industry?	20:42	\|	Eli	24/01/10

46.	I wonder why...	20:53	\|	Sara	24/01/10

47.	Are Jews the only one who were robbed?	20:58	\|	Arko	24/01/10

48.	people like Eli promote anti-judaism	20:58	\|	a few words	24/01/10

49.	62-year old Israel caused 1000-year old Euro antisemitism?	21:01	\|	Dr. L. Brnd	24/01/10

50.	"Stop obsessing over minor anti-semitic incidents", says Michael	21:02	\|	Nemesis	24/01/10

51.	#30, Eli	21:05	\|	TC	24/01/10

52.	#45 - Eli	21:06	\|	John	24/01/10

53.	Eli,#45	21:19	\|	TC	24/01/10

54.	To M Lincoln (#10)	21:24	\|	Morris Valentine	24/01/10

55.	Do All The Research You Want!	21:26	\|	Yosemite	24/01/10

56.	TC _ The Response Was To A Brit. (Linthwaite)	21:26	\|	Eli	24/01/10

57.	Prague	21:27	\|	Isidor	24/01/10

58.	Planet Linthwaite	21:27	\|	Rysk	24/01/10

59.	Antisemitism?	21:28	\|	Al Green	24/01/10

60.	We can all admit: Israel`s Aggression doesn`t help Worldwide Jews	21:28	\|	Marc Leb	24/01/10

61.	Today it`s the Palestinian narrative that matters	21:32	\|	truthseeker	24/01/10

62.	To TC and Nattalie Durson	21:34	\|	David LG	24/01/10

63.	Arko _ The Europeans Should Take A Lot Of Pride Reading Your Post	21:43	\|	Eli	24/01/10

64.	Recently in Naples Florida, Middle School-age kids...	21:46	\|	Stephen A	24/01/10

65.	# 50 TC/LA	21:47	\|	17	24/01/10

66.	Leftist selective memory	21:55	\|	bernard ross	24/01/10

67.	No s__t Dick Tracy	21:55	\|	StevieT	24/01/10

68.	What do you expect? They all identify with Israel	21:57	\|	Kaska	24/01/10

69.	europeans are giving Israel an even better excuse to hold land	22:03	\|	Joey	24/01/10

70.	#40	22:04	\|	Hildi	24/01/10

71.	JESUSALEN	22:04	\|	cristian	24/01/10

72.	Anti-semitic band, Nathallie Durson president	22:06	\|	pb	24/01/10

73.	What caused the holocaust?	22:18	\|	Keith T.	24/01/10

74.	49 You even know what moral narcissist means?	22:19	\|	Michael	24/01/10

75.	Natallie Durson impersonations	22:22	\|	John	24/01/10

76.	I have the solution to make an end to...	22:41	\|	Ratna Pelle	24/01/10

77.	truthseeker _ Maybe To You There Are More Compelling	22:51	\|	Eli	24/01/10

78.	a few word # 48 _ People Like Me Only Spark Your Inner Soul	22:57	\|	Eli	24/01/10

79.	75 % of anti-Semitism from USA	22:57	\|	Salomon Jakobsson	24/01/10

80.	# 73 Keith T."What caused the holocaust?"	23:01	\|	17	24/01/10

81.	did anti-semitism waited for the creation of the sate of israel ?	23:02	\|	dovdevan	24/01/10

82.	# 50 Nemesis - Admirable clarity	23:05	\|	17	24/01/10

83.	Car #54 where are you---morris V	23:07	\|	Labhras	24/01/10

84.	Esther	23:08	\|	Connie	24/01/10

85.	#35 Durson: "Everytime I Try To Tell You, The Words Just Come Out	23:09	\|	Canadian Observer	24/01/10

86.	statistics	23:10	\|	directrob	24/01/10

87.	chronic appeasers and cowards?	23:12	\|	Stefan Aageland	24/01/10

88.	#76 Eli	23:19	\|	Keith T.	24/01/10

89.	Anti-Semitic incidents	23:23	\|	The Teacher/Instruct	24/01/10

90.	The Truth	23:32	\|	Dimitri	24/01/10

91.	If you lean on us Jews...	23:34	\|	Heather Czerniak	24/01/10

92.	Stefan Aageland/ OSLO "chronic appeasers and cowards?"	23:43	\|	17	24/01/10

93.	There`s an interesting coincidence	23:49	\|	Colin Wright	24/01/10

94.	John of Manchester	23:55	\|	Jackie	24/01/10

95.	Keith T _ We Don`t Make Much Noise. It`s Just	23:59	\|	Eli	24/01/10

96.	Half of Western Europe ?	00:01	\|	Joseph	25/01/10

97.	To those who argue with dursons	00:06	\|	Vlad	25/01/10

98.	Jews extort money ?	00:07	\|	Ben Azzai	25/01/10

99.	re: Keith T, what caused the Holocaust	00:17	\|	judith	25/01/10

100.	The report mixes anti-israelism with anti-semitism, the two are	00:20	\|	Philip	25/01/10

101.	to cristian on #71	00:22	\|	Shmuelshachor	25/01/10

102.	Heather Czerniak thats pretty scary!!	00:35	\|	how bout we	25/01/10

103.	# 17 is a jerk	00:40	\|	Stefan Aageland	25/01/10

104.	17?	00:41	\|	or a jew	25/01/10

105.	#58 Not true	01:00	\|	Chris Linthwaite	25/01/10

106.	90 - Heather Czerniak - "Us Jews"?	01:06	\|	Fritz	25/01/10

107.	To Salomon #79 `75%...from USA`	01:09	\|	Colin Wright	25/01/10

108.	#90 heather C ---your plane awaits you--bon voyage	01:20	\|	Labhras	25/01/10

109.	To Keith T.	01:22	\|	David LG	25/01/10

110.	#91 Go read your history books	01:36	\|	Chris linthwaite	25/01/10

111.	Heather in Milwaukee	01:38	\|	Mary Hughes	25/01/10

112.	Apparently Israel is going to use World Holocaust memorial day	01:47	\|	Chris Linthwaite	25/01/10

113.	@73: keith	02:02	\|	al-kafir al-yahudi	25/01/10

114.	russia, sudan	02:05	\|	al-kafir al-yahudi	25/01/10

115.	`Anti-semitic pandemic`	02:18	\|	Colin Wright	25/01/10

116.	heather czerniak 90	02:48	\|	potobac	25/01/10

117.	# 48 - a few words _ What is the problem with what Eli wrote?	03:59	\|	Phinias Whoppy	25/01/10

118.	Michael from the UK # 74 - Is that the best response you Brits	04:07	\|	Phinias Whoppy	25/01/10

119.	Truth	04:16	\|	Patrick	25/01/10

120.	Swastikas	04:22	\|	NYC Guy	25/01/10

121.	I TOLD YOU SO	04:23	\|	VIPER	25/01/10

122.	# 88 Keith T. Read the below and tell me what you think	04:31	\|	Phinias Whoppy	25/01/10

123.	it`s truly sad that ANY form of bigotry still exists; however...	05:25	\|	eric	25/01/10

124.	To Car 54 (#83)	05:40	\|	Morris Valentine	25/01/10

125.	Islam`s dirty little secret	06:38	\|	The Prophet	25/01/10

126.	beyond than absurd	07:23	\|	andrea	25/01/10

127.	Because of Israel	09:48	\|	nadav	25/01/10

128.	depends who is talking	10:22	\|	7azon yesha3ya	25/01/10

129.	17. Is that your age or your IQ?	11:01	\|	Michael	25/01/10

130.	Nadav - curious logic	11:02	\|	sh	25/01/10

131.	Connie`s logic	11:16	\|	sh	25/01/10

132.	Cause and Effect	12:49	\|	Milo	25/01/10

133.	#92 Jews and their neighbours before the holocaust	12:58	\|	Keith T.	25/01/10

134.	#100 Jewish accomplishments	13:19	\|	Keith T.	25/01/10

135.	Meaningless unless ...	13:46	\|	Statistician	25/01/10

136.	The decision to take monetary compensation for the Holocaust	13:57	\|	Boris	25/01/10

137.	#104 David LG - current anti-semitism	13:59	\|	Keith T.	25/01/10

138.	Poll in Spain?	14:58	\|	Cristina	25/01/10

139.	118 Mr. PWhippy, don`t judge others by your own low standards LOL	15:50	\|	Michael	25/01/10

140.	As we turn increasingly to fascism...	16:07	\|	Sylvie	25/01/10

141.	Global anti-semitism?	16:28	\|	Tony Silver	25/01/10

142.	Keith T. # 137 _ David LG Sentence Giving You	17:02	\|	Eli	25/01/10

143.	Isreali Anti-Semetism	17:16	\|	Shimi	25/01/10

144.	European! Hmph!	17:18	\|	Thom	25/01/10

145.	#40 Michael I would agree but then there are PPL like you	17:33	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

146.	#47 Arko so two wrongs make it right? Hmmmm	17:36	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

147.	#68 Kaska the point is Zionism is not racism	17:41	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

148.	120 NYC GUY Swastikas are an affront to all Jews	17:47	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

149.	#129 Michael seems tobe getting upset his arguement worthless	17:50	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

150.	#133 Keith T should talk to Quakers to Hederites and Mennnite	17:53	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

151.	anti semites	20:16	\|	dahoit	25/01/10

152.	Anti semitism	21:30	\|	Louis Shapiro	25/01/10

153.	2ND TRY HAARETZ 120 AND HIS SWASTIKAS	21:57	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

154.	#129 Michael let me teach you,	22:01	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

155.	that f*cking antisemitism	22:36	\|	seam-ite	25/01/10

156.	Big Sur you are a Jew	22:43	\|	Paul Wood	25/01/10

157.	#141 Big Sur	22:44	\|	Ivor Biggun	25/01/10

158.	#138 Big Sur	22:49	\|	Ivor Biggun	25/01/10

159.	103 Stephan I applaud you summed up correctly	23:21	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

160.	Mr Biggun 151 ovens were in there see for yourself	23:28	\|	Big Sur	25/01/10

161.	There`s no business like Shoah business	00:00	\|	W	26/01/10

162.	The holocaust	19:40	\|	odanak100	26/01/10

163.	The state of Israel	20:59	\|	elaine	26/01/10

164.	Since WWII	04:51	\|	irwin r steffy	27/01/10

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