The New Anti-Semitism

Via DailyAlert. From The New Anti-Semitism:

Hatred of Jews has reached new heights in Europe. Last year I chaired a blue-ribbon committee of British parliamentarians that examined the problem of anti-Semitism in Britain. None of us are Jewish or active in the unending debates on the Israeli-Palestinian question.

Our report showed a pattern of fear among a small number of British citizens - there are around 300,000 Jews in Britain - that is not acceptable in a modern democracy. Synagogues attacked. Jewish schoolboys jostled on public transportation. Rabbis punched and knifed. British Jews feeling compelled to raise millions to provide private security for their weddings and community events. On campuses, militant anti-Jewish students fueled by Islamist or far-left hate seeking to prevent Jewish students from expressing their opinions.

More worrisome was what we described as anti-Jewish discourse, a mood and tone whenever Jews are discussed, whether in the media, at universities, among the liberal media elite or at dinner parties of modish London. To express any support for Israel or any feeling for the right of a Jewish state to exist produces denunciation, even contempt.

To Britain's credit, the Blair administration produced a formal government response setting out tough new guidelines for the police to investigate anti-Semitic attacks and for universities to stop anti-Jewish ideology from taking root on campuses. Britain's Foreign Office has been told to protest to Arab states that allow anti-Jewish broadcasts. Tony Blair's successor, Gordon Brown, recently said in London that he stood with Israel "in bad times as well as good times," and one of the remarkable turnarounds of the new Labor leadership that governs Britain is a strong support for Israel and its commitment to combating anti-Semitism.

Today the old anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism have morphed into something more dangerous. Anti-Semitism today is officially sanctioned state ideology and is being turned into a mobilizing and organizing force to recruit thousands in a new crusade to eradicate Jewishness from the region whence it came and to weaken and undermine all the humanist values of rule of law, tolerance and respect for core rights such as free expression that Jews have fought for over time.

We are at the beginning of a long intellectual and ideological struggle. It is not about Jews or Israel. It is about everything democrats have long fought for: the truth without fear, no matter one's religion or political beliefs. The new anti-Semitism threatens all of humanity. The Jew-haters must not pass.

Europe Demonstration, 9/11/2007

Europe Demonstration, 9/11/2007

Stop Islamization of Europe (SIOE), which originated in Denmark, is planning a Europe-wide demonstration on September 11, yes, 9/11, in an attempt to unite people against the takeover of Europe by Islam.

It looks like things are getting started in the three biggest continents. Plans are afoot to have simultaneous demos in Australia, the US, Canada, and the UK. Plans have been in the works for a few weeks.

Initial indications are that these will be held in State capital cities due to the huge size of each country. Sydney and Melbourne are near certainties.

Book a day’s vacation if you need to – because you need to. You have to be there for the sake of your country’s freedom.

Get to your nearest state, provincial or territorial capital on 11th September with your national flag and Stop Islamisation banner. Sounds like good advice to me.

Log on to SIOE to keep up with demonstration progress and the latest developments, as well as leave your comments, and if at all possible, add your physical presence to the demonstration in your area.

A hat tip to Pub Philosopher for bringing this to our attention. Apparently this movement has been gaining steam in Europe for some time now and chapters are springing up all over, yet this is the first time I’ve seen or heard of it. Even the Pub was, unbelieveably, in the dark until now.

Well, the cat’s out of the bag now and you may now consider the word spread to our shores.

By 9/11/2007, this should be huge and I hope you will take part in making history.