Anti-Semitism
in Israel
by Steven Shamrak
It is not a secret that anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe, mainly
France, Germany and the former Soviet Union. Now, due to indifference and
political stupidity, Jews can ‘enjoy’ the same treatment in Israel too.
Three teenage immigrants from the former Soviet Union attacked two
religious Jews in Israel. The teens were charged with attacking two orthodox
Jews with baseball bats in Petah Tikvah, sending one to the hospital. They also
were charged with throwing a Orthodox man into the street and kicking him
crudely in the face; entering a yeshiva and desecrating several religious
texts; and stealing equipment from the car of another religious man and
smashing the windshield.
For many years Jewish Agency has been breaking Israel’s immigration law
and brought over 100,000 non-Jews to Israel from the former Soviet Union. It
was done in order to keep the ‘numbers up’ and receive more funds from the
government and private donors. Effectively the Eastern European anti-Semitism
was exported to Israel.
I often used to hear
the word ‘Zihd’, the Russian equivalent of ‘Bloody Jews’, on the streets of
Ukraine and in Moscow. Now Jews from the former Soviet Union, due to the
‘courtesy’ of the Jewish Agency, can hear it in Israel. Believe me, it is not a
pleasant feeling!
The Israeli legal
system is not interested in addressing this problem and the law does not
protect Jews from anti-Semitism in their own country. This is another result of
apathy and gutless politics of ‘gutful’ Israeli politicians.