Anti-Semitic violence surged 40% worldwide last year

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17. Antisemitism is definitely on the rise, but I'm not very happy with the report.

I read the chapter about Scandinavia by Dr. Mikael Shainkman, and I think he managed to cover most of the antisemitic incidents, at least all the ones I know about were included. At least that chapter was alright.

Now to the bad part. The definition of antisemitism used in the study is flawed, because it conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism. It seems to be the former working definition of antisemitism of the EUMC, which was retracted. This definition is the darling of all those who try to accuse those who criticize Israel of being antisemites.

For example, the report contains several caricatures that are supposed to be antisemitic. The problem is that most of them are not even remotely antisemitic. This really shows how the definition leads to flawed conclusions.

It seems as if the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry is trying to append pro-Israel BS onto what should have been a serious study on anti-Semitism. Not good.

If there's anyone out there who disagrees with me, please look at the caricatures in the report before you respond.