Archive for the ‘Contemporary Antisemitism 1: Reports & Statistics’ Category

Report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism (2006).

The 2006 report of the all-party Parliamentary inquiry examines contemporary antisemitism in the UK. It addresses the issue of defining antisemitism, concerns about recent increases in antisemitic incidents and antisemitic discourse, and the sources of contemporary antisemitism. The report makes recommendations for how government, the police, non-governmental institutions and wider society should address the report’s concerns.



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Terrorist Incidents against Jewish Communities and Israeli Citizens Abroad, 1968-2003

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Community Security Trust (CST) (2004).

The report collates and analyses key incidents against Jewish communities and Israelis abroad perpetrated by Palestinian, Islamist, neo-Nazi and other terrorist groups.



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NEW REPORT RELEASED: Antisemitic Incidents Report 2007

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Community Security Trust (2008)

The annual report publishes statistics and analysis of antisemitic incidents in Britain.



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The significance of anti-semitism in current German right-wing extremism

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (2002).

This official report evaluates the nature, extent and threat from far-right antisemitism in Germany. The presence of ideological antisemitism, overt antisemitic expression, and its more coded forms are highlighted. The relationship of antisemitism in Germany to anti-Zionism, the legacy of the Holocaust and international events are stressed. The appendices address fluctuations in antisemitic incidents in Germany between 1993 and 2002.



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All-Party Inquiry into Antisemitism: Government Response One year on progress report

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Department of Communities and Local Government (2008)

In September 2006, the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism published a comprehensive report about the sources of contemporary antisemitism in Britain. The report made 35 recommendations which set out what the Inquiry believed would improve the situation. The Government response of 29 March 2007 undertook to take action across government to respond to the report recommendations. Following the Government’s response to the Inquiry report a cross-government working group was established and tasked with responding to the Inquiry recommendations. The working group also included membership from key Jewish organisations. This report sets out what the Government has achieved over the last year in tackling Hate Crime and more specifically antisemitism. The report reviews what the Government has achieved and sets out the commitment to continue to take practical, effective action to stamp out antisemitism whenever and wherever it occurs.



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Chronicle of Antisemitism in Ukraine & Russia: 2005-2006

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Union of Councils for Soviet Jews (UCSJ) (2007).

The article chronicles high profile incidents of antisemitism in Russia and the Ukraine in 2005 and 2006.



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Anti-Semitism in Romania 2002 Report

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Marco Maximillian Katz (2002). Center for Monitoring and Combating the Anti-Semitism in Romania. The Romanian Jewish Community.

The report considers antisemitic incidents, antisemitism in politics, Holocaust denial and contemporary attitudes towards Jews in Romania in 2002.



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Nationalism, xenophobia and intolerance in contemporary Russia: Jews as a particularly vulnerable group

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

A. Axelrod and T. Lokshina (2002). Moscow Helsinki Group.

This chapter from the 2002 annual report of the Russian human rights monitoring organisation the Moscow Helsinki Group addresses antisemitismin 2001. Violent incidents, vandalism, the dissemination of antisemitic literature, and the government response to them are all considered.



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Antisemitism, Xenophobia and Religious Persecution in Russia’s Regions: 2001

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Union of Councils for Soviet Jews (UCSJ) (2002).

This comprehensive report documents and analyses incidents of antisemitism throughout Russia in 2001.



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Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism: a report provided to the United States Congress

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009


United States Department of State (2008)

This report by the US Department of State considers antisemitism globally. It focuses on ’forms of anti-Semitism’  (including anti-Semitic incidents, discourse, and trends) ‘vehicles for anti-Semitism’ (including national governments, the United Nations system, and societal groups) and ‘methods for combating anti-Semitism’ (including actions by governments, international bodies, private groups, and individuals).



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