Updated March 23rd, 2009
Op-Ed: Anti-Semitism: Combating a global pandemic, by Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League and author of “The Deadliest Lies: The Israel Lobby and the Myth of Jewish Control.” http://tinyurl.com/br9euy
Attacks against Jews and Jewish organizations around the world increased with the fighting in Gaza in December 2008 and have continued into 2009. Here is an updated list of anti-Semitic incidents:
Overseas
| 1 | 12/26/08 | Yemen to build ghetto for Jews |
| 2 | 12/30/08 | Anti-Jewish vandalism in Paris is linked to Gaza. |
| 3 | 12/31/08 | London Jews under attack; Jewish man pulled from car and assaulted |
| 4 | 01/01/09 | Danish police have arrested a man for shooting two Israelis in a shopping mall |
| 5 | 01/02/09 | Hamas has threatened to attack Jewish targets around the world |
| 6 | 01/03/09 | Swastikas were found on Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial |
| 7 | 01/04/09 | The children of Yemeni Jews in Raida district of Amran province were assaulted by Yemeni Muslim students due to the Israeli attacks on Gaza |
| 8 | 01/05/09 | A major Ontario union proposes to ban Israeli academics at the province's universities |
| 9 | 01/05/09 | Fliers in Copenhagen call for the killing of Jews |
| 10 | 01/06/09 | Hamas leader says revenge for Israel's Gaza assault will be murder of Jewish children across the world |
| 11 | 01/06/09 | A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the liberal synagogue in Brussels amid a wave of anti-Semitic attacks against Jews across Belgium |
| 12 | 01/06/09 | Two cars with petrol bombs were launched in attacks on a synagogue in Paris |
| 13 | 01/06/09 | Anti-Semitic intimidation and violence surges in London and Manchester |
| 14 | 01/06/09 | Yemeni Jews demand to be relocated quickly following a recent increase in attacks and threats coming in the wake of Israel’s military action in the Gaza Strip |
| 15 | 01/06/09 | Unknown assailants set fire to the door of Brussels synagogue |
| 16 | 1/06/09 | Pro-Palestinian protesters shoved burning rags through the mailbox of a Jewish home in Antwerp |
| 17 | 01/06/09 | Anti-Jewish violence in Europe |
| 18 | 01/07/09 | Anti-Semitic graffiti in Hastings |
| 19 | 01/07/09 | Jews in Sweden under increasing threat |
| 20 | 01/07/09 | The hysteria that dare not speak its name |
| 21 | 01/07/09 | Edmonton synagogue windows smashed |
| 22 | 1/07/09 | Israeli basketball team forced to flee as Turkish crowd storms court |
| 23 | 01/08/09 | Anti-Semitic attack on teenage girl in Paris |
| 24 | 01/08/09 | Surabaya Activists Block Synagogue, Burn Israeli Flags |
| 25 | 01/08/09 | Vandals break windows at synagogue in Germany |
| 26 | 01/08/09 | Anti-Semitic incidents cross Australia |
| 27 | 01/08/09 | Italian trade union proposes to 'identify and boycott' Jewish-owned shops |
| 28 | 01/09/09 | Fears grow that hate-filled Islamic extremists are drawing up a “hit list” of Britain’s leading Jews |
| 29 | 01/09/09 | Spike in incidents against Jews in Canada, including harassment and death threats |
| 30 | 01/09/09 | “Kill a Jew” graffiti appear in Bosnia |
| 31 | 1/10/09 | Norwegian police used teargas and detained some 100 protesters Saturday after a protest against Israel's offensive in Gaza went out of control in Oslo |
| 32 | 1/10/09 | Anti-Israel protests turn violent across Europe |
| 33 | 01/12/09 | Nine firebombs thrown at synagogue in Paris suburb |
| 34 | 01/12/09 | Copenhagen police evacuated a city synagogue during a service over fears for the safety of the worshippers |
| 35 | 1/13/09 | Palestinian hits synagogue guard with iron bar in Berlin |
| 36 | 1/13/09 | Burial chapel of a Jewish cemetery in Sweden's third largest municipality was firebombed |
| 37 | 1/13/09 | London Starbucks is firebombed 'in protest against Israel' |
| 38 | 1/13/09 | Europe Reimports Jew Hatred |
| 39 | 1/13/09 | 55 anti-Semitic attacks in France since Gaza |
| 40 | 1/15/09 | Arsonists have thrown petrol bombs at a Paris synagogue, the fourth such incident since Israel began its offensive in the Gaza Strip |
| 41 | 1/16/09 | Jew stabbed in Paris suburb |
| 42 | 1/17/09 | A synagogue in France's eastern region of Lorraine was the target of a Molotov cocktail attack |
| 43 | 1/17/09 | Explosive device found at Chabad in Florence, Italy |
| 44 | 1/18/09 | Swedish Cemetery Firebombed |
| 45 | 1/19/09 | Three Attacks on Synagogues in Netherlands |
| 46 | 1/19/09 | London man attacked ‘for Gaza’ |
| 47 | 1/19/09 | Anti-Semitic Incidents in France |
| 48 | 1/19/09 | Security increased at Jewish buildings
following attacks in Amsterdam |
| 49 | 1/19/09 | Maribor synagogue in Slovenia vandalized |
| 50 | 1/19/09 | Attacks on Jewish community in Netherlands |
| 51 | 1/23/09 | Wave of anti-Semitic incidents in Turkey |
| 52 | 1/23/09 | Romford, England, synagogue attacked by anti-Semitic vandals |
| 53 | 1/25/09 | Kosher warehouse in Paris hit in arson attack |
| 54 | 1/29/09 | Rise of anti-Semitic incidents in Latin America troubling |
| 55 | 1/30/09 | Anti-Semitic leaflets left at Ukraine synagogue |
| 56 | 1/31/09 | Synagogue in Caracas Venezuela attacked and vandalized |
| 57 | 2/1/09 | Shop owner in Reykjavik, Iceland posts sign stating “Jews not welcome here.” Also see this article on Iceland news site DV.is. According to this article on Wikipedia, the Jewish presence in Iceland is almost non-existent although the first lady of Iceland is an Israeli Bukharian Jew. |
| 58 | 2/3/09 | Explosive device found at Ukrainian synagogue |
| 59 | 2/4/09 | Austria: Innsbruck synagogue to receive more police protection after a wave of attacks by vandals |
| 60 | 2/8/09 | Spain: Ancient Barcelona synagogue, employee attacked |
| 61 | 2/9/09 | Anti-Semitism on the rise in Sweden |
| 62 | 3/4/09 | Vandals desecrate Transdniestr, Moldova, synagogue |
Incidents in the US
| 1 | 12/29/08 | In Chicago, a firebomb was thrown at one of the city’s oldest synagogues in an arson attempt |
| 2 | 12/31/08 | Protesters in Florida supporting Hamas hurled insults and hate speech |
| 3 | 01/03/09 | Two synagogues in Knoxville were struck by vandals |
| 4 | 01/01/09 | Jewish day schools in Chicago received a bomb threat |
| 5 | 12/31/08 | A San Francisco Holocaust Memorial was defaced with Anti-Semitic graffiti |
| 6 | 12/30/08 | Anti-Semitic signs were placed on a Dalton, TN, synagogue |
| 7 | 12/31/08 | Anti-Israel signs were placed at a synagogue in Irvine, CA |
| 8 | 01/05/09 | A preschool in Camarillo, California is hit by vandals with anti-Semitic messages for a second time in one week. This is the fourth time this year the school has been defaced with swastikas |
| 9 | 01/06/09 | At least six residents on the same street in Bethesda, Maryland have found anti-Semitic fliers in their driveways |
| 10 | 01/06/09 | Milwaukee protest includes anti-Semitic and anti-Israel expression |
| 11 | 01/08/09 | Anti-Semitic fliers distributed in Bethesda and parts of DC |
| 12 | 01/10/09 | Waiter serves fear at Jewish wedding in Woodbury |
| 13 | 01/11/09 | Four synagogues in Chicago, Lincolnwood, defaced by vandals |
| 14 | 1/10/09 | Gaza war protesters turn San Francisco into “Arab street,” label all Jews as terrorists, equate Israeli with Nazi Germany |
| 15 | 1/16/09 | Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue vandalized |
| 16 | 1/23/09 | Brockton shooter planned to end the shooting spree at a synagogue |
| 17 | 1/26/09 | Mobile, Alabama suspect who spray painted anti-Semitic graffiti on synagogue is believed to be a domestic terrorist |
| 18 | 1/27/09 | Historic Tulsa, OK, synagogue gutted, blaze under investigation |
| 19 | 1/29/08 | Anti-Semitic incidents in Madison, WI increased in 2008 |
| 20 | 1/30/09 | Synagogue in Portland, Maine, vandalized with swastika |
| 21 | 3/4/09 | Rockford, Illinois, synagogue defaced (includes video) |
| 22 | 3/17/09 | Modesto Synagogue Defaced With Swastikas, Graffiti |
Also see the CST (Community Security Trust) Antisemitic Incidents Report 2008 detailing incidents in Britain, and “The writing is on the synagogue wall - World depressions lead to a rise in anti-Semitism. All over Europe, the evidence is around us.”
What can you do? Be aware, maintain a heightened sense of awareness. The organization that coordinates security for North American Jewish institutions has advised Jewish organizations to reassess their security. And of course, advocate for Israel. Here are some ways you can support Israel:
Stay informed with the news from Israel:
- Watch English TV news from Israel (may be preceded by a 30 second commercial in Hebrew). (http://tinyurl.com/6mxebp)
- Listen anytime to the news in English from Israel Radio. (http://tinyurl.com/5z37ob)
- Read the latest news headlines from the IBA, or listen to live IBA broadcasts in any of several languages. (http://tinyurl.com/8klucl)
- Subscribe to the JCPA’s Daily Alert (http://www.dailyalert.org/)
Attend and promote pro-Israel rallies.
Urge your members of Congress to support Israel's right to self-defense
Support Israel’s right to exist (http://tinyurl.com/7ofjvg)
Advocate for Israel: A Guide (http://tinyurl.com/9snf23)
Israel Advocacy Resource Guide (http://tinyurl.com/9cmjsm)
Tools for Advocacy (http://tinyurl.com/89ljh6)
Resources from the American Jewish Committee
(http://tinyurl.com/2o6eza)
On One Foot (http://tinyurl.com/a68s8k)
GIYUS.org (http://tinyurl.com/esp9n)
10 Ways You Can Help Israel (http://tinyurl.com/9fc4dr)
StandWithUs (http://tinyurl.com/6kst6k)
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