Considering the fact that a recent poll indicated that Europeans think Israel is the number one threat to world peace, it is not surprising that anti-semitic websites are ranking number one. It is sad that some Europeans are still anti-semitic. Of course much of the hate may come from violent sects of muslims living in Europe.
Poll comments
Conservative comments about the poll
Anti-semitic violence in France
More news about the rise of anti-semitism in Europe
I disagree highly, I know anti-semitism when I see it and jewwatch is clearly anti-semitic, especially it's forum. However I'd like to make it clear that associating Israel with a threat to world security should not by default label that person anti-semitic, there is a legitimate argument that the Israeli-Palestinian crisis and Israel's military actions do threaten the security in the muslim world and wider world as a whole, especially with the US having it's interests solidely with Israel.
To say that the Jewish race/religion as a generalized comment on the whole group is somehow involved in a conspiracy involving world dominance is absolutely ridiculuous and cannot be supported by any reasonable argument. This is often hinted to or directly stated as such by anti-semitic websites, there is a difference between that belief and European polls indicating that they believe Israel is a threat to world peace. I think Europeans still have fresh in their mind the ravages of WWII on their continent, on the Jews, and other racial groups. It's highly unlikely that they would be so brash as to bring a totally unwarranted anti-semitic swipe against the Jews who were among the worst ravaged by WWII. There is legitimacy in some criticism of Israel for it's political and military actions, they are not immune to world criticism despite the pain they suffered at the hands of others this last century, but caution in criticism has been the unwritten rule because it can sometimes be construed as anti-semitic.
My belief is that the religious and racial lines that divide humans are for the most part arbitrary, racial differences are not particularly large among the populations of the world. However in the context of this somewhat fictional difference between groups there is room for criticism.
edit: I should say I do believe that fringe anti-semitism in Europe is on the rise, but the polls reflect the majority of Europeans who are not anti-semtic, not just the fringe small group of anti-semitic Europeans.
