ADL: 2005 saw slight drop in anti-Semitic incidents in U.S.

[Behind the Aegis]

NEW YORK - The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States dropped slightly in 2005, but the extent of the problem remains significant and alarming, the Anti-Defamation League said Wednesday in its annual report on anti-Semitic hate crimes.

The report, based on reports to ADL regional offices in 42 U.S. states, concludes that there were 1,757 anti-Semitic incidents in 2005 - down 3 percent from the record number of incidents reported in 2004 (1,821).

"While any decline is encouraging, we remain concerned because too many people continue to act out their anti-Jewish hatred," ADL National Director Abraham Foxman said.

The report, considered the most reliable gauge of anti-Semitism in the United States, also indicates that the motives and forces behind the anti-Semitic incidents in 2005 were similar to the trends that characterized previous years. One factor is the activity of neo-Nazi organizations and groups that disseminate racist hate.


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[PublicWrath]

1. Has anybody read the Texas Gop platform?..

It urges the repeal of the Hate Crimes Law, among other things. In fact, anybody looking for a thrill of horror should read the entire platform.

[MrPrax]

2. Good news!!

Canada never gets those headlines...

Reports of anti semitism near
record high in 2005, says B'Nai Brith Canada

OTTAWA -- Incidents of anti-semitism were down slightly last year in Canada but given the dramatic increase over the past five years, prejudice against Jews remains a pressing problem, says B'Nai Brith Canada.

The Jewish group's annual audit of anti-semitic events logged 829 incidents in 2005 - 3.3 per cent fewer than the year before.

Yet 2005 still marks the second highest yearly total since B'Nai Brith began its annual audit 23 years ago.

Reported anti-semitic events have tripled in Canada since 2001.

National Post

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Typical of the media to bury the 'good news'--the rate actually went down for last year, but still too high

[corporatemedia]

3. Yeah, the bigots are too busy attacking Muslims....

although, technically, should anti-Arab attacks also count as anti-semitic?

[PsychoDad]

5. Too many targets for the haters....

Only 24 hours in a day you know...

Jews, Muslims, Gays.. so many tempting targets, so little time.

While I am glad to see that racial attacks against my Jewish brothers and sisters are down, I wonder about the occurrence of hate crimes in general. I would wager that it is on the increase as we seem to live in a time of such heightened paranoia and xenophobia.

Peace.

[Lance_Boyle]

4. Does this slight decline take into account anti-Arab anti-Semitism?

You know... the other Semites...