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Manifestations
of anti-Semitism in the European Union
First Semester 2002
Synthesis Report on behalf of the EUMC [European Monitoring Centre] on
Racism and Xenophobia
by Werner Bergmann and Juliane Wetzel
Zentrum fur Antisemitismusforschung / Center for Research on Antisemitism
Technische Universiteit Berlin.
Vienna, March 2003
Summary
extract:
Let
us first of all look at the anti-Semitic prejudices and the groups expressing
them. The range of motives stretches from racist to conspiratorial-oriented
and religious prejudices; but anti-Zionist notions, often coupled with
anti-American patterns, were also activated. Anti-Zionism here is to be
seen as a form of anti-Semitism, because Zionism is described by the extreme
right, the extreme left and also by parts of Arab-Muslim circles as the
evil of the world and therefore can be used easily as a wanted scapegoat.
This implies the fight against the existence of Israel.
Israel is evaluated differently from other states, whether false historical
parallels are drawn (comparison with the Nazis, National Socialists),
and whether anti-Semitic myths and stereotypes are used to characterise
Israeli politics.
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Redressing the Balance