There are only 400,000 Jews in France and they’re outnumbered by Arabs and Muslims by perhaps 15 to 1 or more. French law prohibits identifying citizens by ethnic background.
There have been close to 8,000 anti-Semitic incidents in France since 2000 – and each time Israel acts in self-defense against the Palestinians, the danger increases.
French Muslims have staged large and more violent demonstrations, including one a few weeks ago in which 200 Jews were trapped inside a synagogue.
It ain’t all salt beef and dills here in Britain either.
“The Jewish family is looking forward to a life free of anti-Semitism in Israel.”
We understand at the simplest human level what this means. On the other hand, we also understand that, taken more broadly, the implication of a “life free of anti-Semitism” is not something these good people will actually experience even though (or possibly because though) they live in Israel. And that nevertheless they will likely be much happier there in Israel, but without any guarantees.
When Jews don’t flee a sick Sweden they get the shit beat out of themselves.
*** “One of the attackers signaled me to ‘Shut up or we’ll kill you,’” Anna Sjögren, in her 40s, said of the ordeal, which transpired on Thursday. So far, she said she’s too traumatized by the assault to file a police complaint. ***