"The appropriate conclusions must be drawn from the European Union report on anti-Semitism, and measures must be taken against the causes of the anti-Semitism." So stated the directorate of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Israel.
The EU originally buried the report, because the findings showed that Moslem and pro-Palestinian elements are involved in most of the incidents. However, after it was disseminated by private sources over the internet, the EU decided to release it publicly. One of its major conclusions is that despite educational efforts by many EU countries against anti-Semitism and racism, these are not enough and must be reinforced.
In a related item, the monument built in Babi Yar, Ukraine, to memorialize the tens of thousands of Jews who were brutally exterminated there 60 years ago, was found to have been vandalized this week. Among other damage, the inscription written by Israel's President was defaced. Minister Natan Sharansky, who is on a campaign against growing anti-Semitism on American college campuses, expressed his shock at the destruction of "one of the most prominent symbols of the Holocaust. This is yet another reminder, for those who still need it, that we are facing a difficult and dangerous time for the Jewish People around the world."
The EU originally buried the report, because the findings showed that Moslem and pro-Palestinian elements are involved in most of the incidents. However, after it was disseminated by private sources over the internet, the EU decided to release it publicly. One of its major conclusions is that despite educational efforts by many EU countries against anti-Semitism and racism, these are not enough and must be reinforced.
In a related item, the monument built in Babi Yar, Ukraine, to memorialize the tens of thousands of Jews who were brutally exterminated there 60 years ago, was found to have been vandalized this week. Among other damage, the inscription written by Israel's President was defaced. Minister Natan Sharansky, who is on a campaign against growing anti-Semitism on American college campuses, expressed his shock at the destruction of "one of the most prominent symbols of the Holocaust. This is yet another reminder, for those who still need it, that we are facing a difficult and dangerous time for the Jewish People around the world."