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anti-Jewish wave
anti-Jewish wave
Analyzing the Wave
October 1, 2003 |
Simon Epstein
An anti-Jewish wave has shaken the Jewish world since Oc-tober 2000. It is characterized by several eruptions of violent in-cidents (torchings of synagogues and various acts of aggression against Jewish passersby). It also translates into systematic media distortions in which the Israelis are depicted as cruel aggressors while the Palestinians, even though they are the perpetrators—and irrespective of the savagery of their attacks—benefit from the comfortable status of permanent “victims.” This