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Antisemitic incidents escalated worldwide in frequency and intensity during the Gaza War, and were widely considered to be a wave of reprisal attacks in response to the conflict.〔Philippe Naughton, ("Gaza conflict fuels anti-Semitic attacks across Europe" ), Times Online 6 January 2009〕〔(French Jews uneasy after spate of violent attacks: Concerns raised about resurgence of anti-Semitism after dozens of incidents sparked by Gaza offensive ), Reuters (cited in the Toronto Star 12 February 2009)〕〔, humanrightsfirst.org 23 January 2009〕〔(Jewish Agency: Anti-Semitic acts in Jan. 2009 triple last year's records ), ''Haaretz'' 25 January 2009〕 The number and severity of reported incidents was particularly high in France and the United Kingdom, countries with large Muslim and Jewish populations.〔(Rise of extremism in London )〕 The incidents, which included firebombings and arson of Jewish buildings,〔(Jews in Sweden under increasing threat ), "The Local", 7 January 2009〕 attacks on Jewish individuals, defacement of synagogues and vandalism, drew reactions from several governments and non-governmental organizations worldwide. Most perpetrators of these attacks have not been identified or prosecuted. ==Scale== According to figures released by the Global Forum Against Anti-Semitism, a body affiliated with the Jewish Agency, the number of antisemitic attacks around the world during Israel's three-week military operation against Hamas in Gaza was up more than 300% compared to the same period the preceding year, reaching a two-decade high. More than 250 incidents were reported during Israel's 22-day assault, compared to 80 during the same period the previous year. The bulk of the incidents were carried out in Western Europe and were led by local Muslims. The violent assaults included attacks against both synagogues and Jewish communities, as well as vandalism of privately owned Jewish property.〔〔(Highest anti-Semitism rates in 2 decades ), ''Jerusalem Post'', 25 January 2009〕 The Community Security Trust confirmed that January 2009 was the worst month ever in Britain for antisemitic incidents, in the wake of Israel's action in Gaza.〔(Pioneering move to fight race hate ), 19 February 2009〕 A spokesman for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) stated that "We have always seen a link between violence in the Middle East to antisemitism but we have never seen anything like what we are seeing now.... Not on this scale, not in this intensity."〔 "It has been the worst we've ever seen."〔 〕 In Greece a sharp rise of reported antisemitic violent incidents was reported with 13 physical attacks on Jewish targets within a one month timeframe, while the Mass Media and political establishment maintaining a heavily pro-Palestinian orientation and ignoring antisemitic attacks with ''"Antisemitic references, drawing parallels with the Holocaust and the Nazis, cartoons with Nazi comparison, have been common place during this period"''.〔("January ‘09: Antisemitic violence in Greece" ) Abravanel Blog, 27 January 2009〕〔("The impact of the Gaza Conflict on Greek society and the Jewish Community" ) Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, 26 February 2009〕 Turkey's Jewish community stated that it has never seen anything like the antisemitism which emerged as a result of the public's fury over the situation in Gaza.〔(Turkish Jews fearful of anti-Semitism after Gaza ), Reuters, 26 January 2009〕 The head of Oslo's Jewish community spoke of an "explosion of violence" in anti-Jewish protests, the likes of which had never occurred in the past.〔(Summit on Holocaust: Gaza war legitimized equating Jews with Nazis ), ''Haaretz'', 27 January 2009〕 Silvyo Ovadya, head of the Jewish community of Turkey, noted that "every speech criticizing Israel has a tendency to turn into cries of 'Damn Jews.' I don't recall such an atmosphere previously."〔 In the United Kingdom, the ''Jewish Chronicle'' called the outbreak the "worst wave of hate for quarter of a century".〔(16 January 2009) (Worst wave of hate for quarter of a century ), ''Jewish Chronicle''〕 The BBC quoted an east London community activist who said that "the level of anger is so great over Gaza – nothing I have ever seen before, much higher than over Afghanistan."〔(Muslims urge end to anti-Semitism ), BBC, 16 January 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antisemitic incidents during the Gaza War (2008–09)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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