I copied this over from a post of mine near the bottom of an open thread. Consequently no full discussion was possible.
Birkenstock/Brownshirt/EU Anti-Semitism...
"That view was confirmed for many Israelis when it was revealed that the EU's racism watchdog has suppressed a report on anti-semitism because it concluded that Muslims were behind many incidents."
"But it is the "new" anti-semitism that most disturbs some Jewish leaders because they say it emanates from influential groups such as academics, politicians and the media and is dressed up as criticism of Israel's occupation of Palestinian land." http://www.guardian.co.uk/farright/story/0,11981,1092466,00.html
Then this from Malaysian Sr Minister Lee Kuan Yew..
"There is a shared fanatical zealousness among these different extremists around the world. Many Europeans think they can finesse the problem, that if they don't upset Muslim countries and treat Muslims well, the terrorists won't target them."
But that is a fallacy, he said, bringing up the terror threat in South-east Asia as a case in point: "Muslims have prospered here. But still, Muslim terrorism and militancy have infected them."
He told Newsweek that both Singapore and Thailand had been targeted in recent years, even though neither had mistreated its Muslims.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,221803,00.html
Antiglobalism's Jewish Problem
(November/December 2003)
"Anti-Semitism is again on the rise. Why now? Blame the backlash against globalization. As public anxiety grows over lost jobs, shaky economies, and political and social upheaval, the Brownshirt and Birkenstock crowds are seeking solace in conspiracy theories. And in their search for the hidden hand that guides the new world order, modern anxieties are merging with old hatreds and the myths on which they rest."
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/story.php?storyID=13958
It is disturbing, isn't it?