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Lauren Markoe of The
Slate reports that online expressions of anti-Semitism have become "simply too numerous to track."
Barry Curtiss-Lusher, National Chair of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), warned that this "explosion of viral hate is impossible to quantify…" He added that "the potential for online hatred numbers in the
millions, and the danger is that it can fuel real-world
violence."
Some instances of real-world violence against Jews are already on the increase within the United States. These include vandalism and "anti-Jewish hostility on college campuses." Some
of the campus incidents involve "anti-Semitic imagery under the guise of anti-Israel activism."
Anti-Semitism is also on the rise in Europe. For example, the Jewish Community Security Service in France recorded a "58 percent jump" in anti-Semitic acts between
2011 and 2012.
Unfortunately, online anti-Semitism is as hard to control as it is to track. As
Curtiss-Lusher pointed out, "…the haters and bigots are more likely to take to the Internet to
express themselves anonymously, rather than acting out in a public setting" (where they could more easily be stopped).
Resources
http://wwrn.org/articles/40312/?place=united-states
Copyright July 26, 2013 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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