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Submitted by : herzog Submitted on : Dec 18,2006 7:00:54 pm ballot title: Who do the british hate more, jews or muslims?ballot number:110456
One in 400 Jews, compared with one in 1,700 Muslims, are likely to be victims of faith-related hate attacks every year. The figure is based on data collected over three months in police areas accounting for half the Muslim and Jewish populations of England and Wales. The crimes range from assault and verbal abuse to criminal damage at places of worship. Police forces started recording the religion of faith-related hate-crime victims only this year. They did so on the instruction of the Association of Chief Police Officers, which wanted a clear picture of community tensions around the country, following reports of Muslims being attacked after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the July 7 London bombings last year. However, the first findings, for the July-September period, obtained by the Sunday Telegraph under freedom of information legislation, show that it is Jews who are much more likely to be targeted because of their religion. In London and Manchester, where Muslims outnumber Jews by four to one, anti-Semitic offenses exceeded anti-Muslim offenses. The figures do not record the faith of the offenders. The figures also suggest that many faith-related hate crimes remain unsolved, contrary to the picture painted by the government prosecutors' office. The Crown Prosecution Service, in a report this month, said that only 43 persons were charged with "religiously aggravated" offenses last year, and concluded that the large rise expected after the July 7 bombings had not materialized. Police figures suggest, however, that hundreds of faith-related hate crimes are being committed, with very few ever reaching court. The prosecutors' report revealed that not a single person accused of an anti-Semitic crime had been prosecuted on a charge of religiously aggravated offense. A report by members of Parliament in September said British Jews were more vulnerable to attack and abuse now than for a generation. Iain Duncan Smith, a former Conservative leader, who was part of the parliamentary inquiry, said it was "perverse" that not all police forces recorded anti-Semitic incidents and said that some forces "verge on the complacent." Rabbi Alex Chapper, 33, was the victim of a faith-related hate crime in July 2005. He was returning from a synagogue in Ilford, East London, with three Jewish friends after conducting a service. Seven Asian teenagers followed them down the road shouting "Yehudi," which means Jew in Arabic and Urdu. One of them shouted, "We are Pakistani, you are Jewish. We are going to kill you," before punching Mr. Chapper in the face and hitting one of his friends over the head with a bottle. The youths ran off when someone threatened to call the police. Mr. Chapper and his friends identified the youths to the police, but they were never prosecuted. "They just did not seem interested. I feel very let down," he said. Following 911 the mantra was that muslims in the west were going to be viciously attacked for their faith. There was preemptive outrage from the muslim community and all well meaning liberals. I wonder why they cared so much about anticipated anti-muslim violence (which barely materialized) but don't give a damn about very real anti-semitic violence? Voted : Jews Please forgive me for citing blow hard Rush Limbaugh as a source but I was listening to his show today and I believe he said that britons attack jews more. I'm surprised. I thought it would be Muslims. Voted : Jews I read a similar article. Voted : Jews Considering Jews get criticized for everything (and on this site) and Muslims are defended at every opportunity no matter what crime or statement is made... the answer is easy. Plus, anti-semitism has been around far longer than Islam has even existed. I've never attacked anyone
by Steelhamster
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Voted : Muslims I guess you'll have to ask a brit. I suppose (since I didn't read the article or know the author) that the article may have a bias, or that a number of brits dislike Muslims more since there's a push in Britian to adopt Muslim law in one of the regions.
by passiveson
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Interesting Ballot Herz.
by passiveson
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Where's the ballot choice for neither? Voted : Muslims My impression from the mainstream media is that it is Muslims... "4 times more likely to be attacked than muslims" Surprises me. Com' on , We know it's you. You better go after some muslims now just to put balance in the hate. ;o)
by passiveson
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The only enemies I have, are the enemies of the working class, despite the attempt by the elite to divide us.
by Steelhamster
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Come on steel, you know you're just itching to rough up a few jews. It's part of your culture, don't deny your own heritage. I have no beef with Jews other than they believe in a monotheistic diety
by Steelhamster
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Voted : Muslims i have never heard brits say anything bad about jews. brits also created israel. |