The Guardian speaks with various European Jews about their experiences in an article headlined "A new exodus? The reality of being Jewish in Europe today".
The Guardian's leading foreign-affairs commentator, Natalie Nougayrède, starts off with an intro:
These are gruelling times for those in Europe who identify themselves as Jewish or have a Jewish background. For many, it is a time of fear and distress. Antisemitism is on the rise, fed by trends that threaten the fabric of European consciousness and values. Extreme right-wing movements are thriving – and they often carry elements of age-old European antisemitism. Europe has also been hit by the sectarianism and fanaticism that seeps out of the Middle East. Violent jihadism has struck in Paris, Copenhagen, Brussels and Toulouse. Violent radicalised youths only represent a tiny minority of Muslims, but they are dangerous and their numbers are growing in Europe. Their ideology of hatred finds fertile ground in pauperised suburbs and the racism that populist parties promote when they stigmatise immigrants.
Let's review for a moment. According to the Guardian, antisemitism in Europe is caused by:
1. Extreme right-wing movements who carry elements of age-old European antisemitism
2. Jihadists
3. Radicalized Muslim youth - who, it should be noted, are being used by populist parties to promote racism.
Who are we missing? Well, the entire left-wing of the map, of course, and the media.
This is one of the main problems in dealing with antisemitism. Everybody wants to do something about it, but everybody blames somebody else. It is never 'my fault'. Never something 'I' have to deal with. It's always them. For the Guardian, 'them' is the right-wing and Muslims. The Guardian will continue spreading hatred against Jews, because they've convinced themselves that their type of antisemitism is okay.
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