Thursday, January 15, 2015

First There Was France And Now England. Can US Be Far Behind?

Majority of British Jews Say They Have ‘No Future’ in the U.K.

Study finds more than a quarter of Jews have considered emigrating



Jewish groups protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on August 31, 2014. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A study by the U.K.’s Campaign Against Anti-Semitism has found that the majority of British Jews surveyed believe they have “no long-term future” living there. The poll of more than 2,200 British Jews also found that a quarter have considered emigrating at some point in the past two years.
While troubling, the study’s results aren’t altogether surprising. The Community Security Trust’s report about the state of anti-Semitism in the U.K., which will be published in February, is expected to announce that there were more than 1,000 reported anti-Semitic incidents in 2014, more than any year in the past three decades.
The Campaign Against Anti-Semitism poll also revealed that a majority of British Jews surveyed had personally experienced or witnessed an increase in anti-Semitism. Almost half of the Jews polled felt particularly threatened by Islamist extremism.
During this summer’s war in Gaza, the U.K. saw a spike in anti-Semitic incidents, as did much of Europe. According to the forthcoming report, there were 302 anti-Semitic incidents in July 2014 alone—a 400 percent increase from the previous July. That month, nine out of 10 hate crimes targeted Jews, creating a crisis of confidence for British Jewry.
In addition to polling Jews, the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism study surveyed the wider British population, with dismal results. They found that 45 percent of Britons polled agreed with at least one anti-Semitic statement offered (such as, “Jews chase money more than other British people,” and “Jews have too much power in the media”).

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