Today the United States has one of the largest Jewish communities in the world. These Jews have become very concerned about the recent flare-up of anti semitism in the US. This reflects increasing sentiment against Jews on a global level. Jewish leaders have recently had meetings with U. S. Government officials to communicate their fears.
Negative attitudes towards Jews have existed for centuries. Amongst American citizens the same negative stereotypes still exist but they are held by a small percentage of Americans. These stereotypes see Jews as being separate from a religious, social and economic perspective. It is also felt that their loyalty to the United States is affected by their loyalty to Israel.
Polls and studies have actually indicated a decline in these attitudes towards Jews amongst the general population. However, a certain small percentage of the population persists in these attitudes and they show this intolerance in their bigoted behavior. The economic recession has also contributed towards negative feelings amongst those who feel that Jews have too much power over finances and are shady in their business dealings.
Hate crimes are extremely worrying, even if they are perpetrated by a small percentage of Americans. The growth of certain organizations advocating Aryan supremacy has done nothing to allay these fears. The holocaust is never far from the minds of Jews. Another form of anti-Jewish sentiment is found in the form of thinking of historical revisionists and neo-Nazis who deny that the holocaust ever happened.
Aryan white supremest groups have done nothing to allay their fears. These groups such as the Aryan nations and the neo-Nazis voice their bigotry and follow it up with hate crimes. The propaganda voiced by these groups has drawn young, impressionable followers. These groups also attract those looking for a scapegoat for their problems. A tiny fringe minority of neo-Nazis and revisionist historians even deny the holocaust, another form of anti-semitism.
Anti-semitic acts committed and recorded in 2014 around the world included countries in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. These acts included incidents of murder at Jewish sites, death threats against Jews, gun violence, arson and property desecration. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a long shadow and recent acts included spraying of graffiti on walls outside synagogues and yeshivas in America.
Practical prejudices about where all citizens, including Jews, are allowed to live, work, go to school and university have largely disappeared. However, this does not serve to allay fears about violent hate crimes, even if they are being committed by a small minority of the population. Jews, looking at what is happening in Europe and other parts of the world, always have the Holocaust and past persecution at the back of their minds. They find it difficult to be reassured that they have nothing to worry about.
The United States government totally condemns these anti-semitic attitudes and behavior and they have set in place strong laws to back this up. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not accepted as a reason to justify this intolerance. With the attitude of the government being unequivocal about this issue and determined to see it dealt with, the situation is perhaps less ominous than it may appear to the Jews.
Negative attitudes towards Jews have existed for centuries. Amongst American citizens the same negative stereotypes still exist but they are held by a small percentage of Americans. These stereotypes see Jews as being separate from a religious, social and economic perspective. It is also felt that their loyalty to the United States is affected by their loyalty to Israel.
Polls and studies have actually indicated a decline in these attitudes towards Jews amongst the general population. However, a certain small percentage of the population persists in these attitudes and they show this intolerance in their bigoted behavior. The economic recession has also contributed towards negative feelings amongst those who feel that Jews have too much power over finances and are shady in their business dealings.
Hate crimes are extremely worrying, even if they are perpetrated by a small percentage of Americans. The growth of certain organizations advocating Aryan supremacy has done nothing to allay these fears. The holocaust is never far from the minds of Jews. Another form of anti-Jewish sentiment is found in the form of thinking of historical revisionists and neo-Nazis who deny that the holocaust ever happened.
Aryan white supremest groups have done nothing to allay their fears. These groups such as the Aryan nations and the neo-Nazis voice their bigotry and follow it up with hate crimes. The propaganda voiced by these groups has drawn young, impressionable followers. These groups also attract those looking for a scapegoat for their problems. A tiny fringe minority of neo-Nazis and revisionist historians even deny the holocaust, another form of anti-semitism.
Anti-semitic acts committed and recorded in 2014 around the world included countries in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. These acts included incidents of murder at Jewish sites, death threats against Jews, gun violence, arson and property desecration. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a long shadow and recent acts included spraying of graffiti on walls outside synagogues and yeshivas in America.
Practical prejudices about where all citizens, including Jews, are allowed to live, work, go to school and university have largely disappeared. However, this does not serve to allay fears about violent hate crimes, even if they are being committed by a small minority of the population. Jews, looking at what is happening in Europe and other parts of the world, always have the Holocaust and past persecution at the back of their minds. They find it difficult to be reassured that they have nothing to worry about.
The United States government totally condemns these anti-semitic attitudes and behavior and they have set in place strong laws to back this up. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not accepted as a reason to justify this intolerance. With the attitude of the government being unequivocal about this issue and determined to see it dealt with, the situation is perhaps less ominous than it may appear to the Jews.
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