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

Report on antisemitism in Australia

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Jeremy Jones (2006). Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) . Republished by the Australian Jewish News.

The report considers antisemitic hate crimes, antisemitic organisations, antisemitism in the media and politics. The sources of contemporary antisemitism and communal and national responses to antisemitism are also discussed.



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The use of racist, antisemitic and xenophobic elements in political discourse.

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

ECRI: European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (2005). Council of Europe.

This document incorporates the paper presented to the European Commission by Jean-Yves Camus, and the panel discussion that accompanied its presentation. It addresses the appearance of racist, antisemitic and xenophobic discourse within the context of European and national elections of the last few years. The rhetoric used by far right and mainstream political parties are considered, as is the importing of the Arab-Israeli conflict into national political debates.



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Hate Crimes Against London’s Jews

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Paul Iganski, Vicky Kielinger and Susan Paterson (2005). Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) and Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA).

The book, fully available online, provides a qualitative analysis of antisemitic incidents recorded by London’s Metropolitan Police Service between 2001 and 2004. The nature, characteristics, perpetrators, contexts and instigating factors of incidents are analysed in depth. The implications for the policing and recording of antisemitic hate crimes are also considered.



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Antisemitism and Xenophobia Today

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

An archive of individual country reports addressing antisemitic incidents, political parties, Holocaust denial, the historical legacy of country specific antisemitism, and the measures employed locally to counter threats to Jews. Individual reports are available for over 60 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australasia and North and South America.



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Antisemitism Worldwide

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism (1997-present)

Annual reports of antisemitic activities in countries across the world are available on the website. Statistical data, country by country surveys and both country specific and general analyses are provided.



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Manifestations of Antisemitism in the EU 2002

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Perceptions of Antisemitism in the European Union

European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) (2004).

This page links to two reports from the EUMC on antisemitism in Europe. The first details manifestations of antisemitism in 2002-2003 and examines the processes of data collection. The second presents interviews conducted with Jewish communal figures across Europe, detailing their perceptions of contemporary antisemitism.



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Antisemitism Summary overview of the situation in the European Union 2001-2005

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) (2006).

The report provides an overview of antisemitism in Europe. It contains the latest statistical data covering 2001-2005 for those EU countries that have statistics on antisemitic incidents. It addresses developments and trends on manifestations of antisemitism and antisemitic attitudes. In addition, action taken by the EUMC together with other organisations on drafting a common working definition of antisemitism is highlighted.



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Combating anti-Semitism in Europe

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Political Affairs Unit, Parliamentary Assembly (2007). Council of Europe.

The report addresses the persistence and escalation of antisemitism in Europe. The forms of contemporary antisemitism across the political spectrum in Europe are described. The manifestations of antisemitism in political and public life, education and culture, sport, and the media are highlighted. Finally, a series of steps for the Council to pursue to counter antisemitism are also presented.



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Report on Global Anti-Semitism

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

U.S. Department of State (2005).

This report from the Department of State to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on International Relations examines antisemitism worldwide in 2003 and 2004. An executive summary considering the nature and sources of contemporary antisemitism is followed by reports on the situation in individual countries in all continents.



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Measuring latent anti-Semitism

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

András Kovács (2000). Szociológiai Szemle (Review of Sociology of the Hungarian Sociological Association).

Against the backdrop of opinion surveys and qualitative interviews on antisemitism conducted in Hungary, the author considers the issue of latent antisemitism. He explores the available data to question whether a significant problem is caused in the interpretation of research findings due to the inclination of research participants to conceal prejudices.



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