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In reply to the discussion: Jews warned not to wear religious symbols in Copenhagen [View all]Libertas1776
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in places like Eastern Europe that is the case, unfortunately. I think it was the Czech Republic where a right wing politician wanted a list drawn up the find out what members were Jewish and by extension held dual Israeli citizenship. CORRECTION: It was Hungary, not Czech Republic.
Anti-Semitism is still a problem amongst ethnic Europeans in Europe. However, arguably, in the case of Denmark, and other Scandinavian countries, these attacks are not coming from ethnic Danes, as many in this thread seem to think. Its not PC to say around here, but its the large influx of immigrant populations, mainly Muslim Middle Eastern immigrants. The article is vague as to the background of the attackers but it states it occurred in the predominately "immigrant" neighborhood of Noerrebro. According to Wiki, the main groups of immigrants in this district hail from Arab countries, from Turkey, from Pakistan...although in fairness, also from Eastern Euro countries like Bosnia and Albania. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%B8rrebro#Culture
The largest Islamic school in Denmark is in Noerrebro...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Denmark#Schools
Similar situations are occurring in Sweden, with a city called Malmo in particular. http://www.thelocal.se/39858/20120323/#.UMlCxnfAGS0
These large immigrant groups vent their rage (whether founded or unfounded) over the Israeli/Palestinian conflict against a small minority of Jews in Denmark and Sweden, despite their living there for ages, even surviving the Second World War. Regardless of one's feelings over the conflict, there is no place for such ruthless attacks on any ethnic group and this, along with other incidents, such as the mass riots of Muslim immigrants in Denmark and abroad over the Mohamed cartoons back in 2005, is why ethnic Danes are sliding more and more over the side of growing right wing populist parties who are anti-immigration.