The Oct. 7 Hamas assault on Israel and a surge in acts of antisemitism have awakened a repressed horror in Jewish populations across the continent.

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Angst is, indeed, palpable across the continent. From Britain to Italy, tensions have risen sharply. In the period between the Hamas attack and Oct. 27, Britain’s Community Security Trust, a charity, said that it had recorded 805 antisemitic acts, the highest number in a three-week period since it began reporting episodes of this kind in 1984.

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In France, home to the largest Jewish community in Europe, antisemitic attacks have surged since the Oct. 7 attack, with 819 acts registered and 414 arrests made, according to Gérald Darmanin, France’s interior minister.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Actually, it could be argued that Islamophobia is a case of leopard eating face. Jihadists commit violence in the name of Islam, a movement that Muslims still subscribe to and support. I don’t recall seeing prominent Muslims condemning jihadist violence, but happy to be proven wrong there.