“The world’s oldest hatred has reached surrealistic levels.”
This was the sad but credible assessment of author and human rights activist Isi Leibler in an opinion column in the Jerusalem Post this week.
It came as Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted its fifth annual Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem this week. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened the symposium with an address to a host of prominent leaders and activists in attendance.
Those in attendance heard truly alarming reports of the growth of anti-Semitism throughout the world.
In his opening remarks, PM Netanyahu cited the example of Israel’s recent efforts to aid the earthquake victims in Nepal. He said: “This morning. I went down to Ben-Gurion airport to welcome home the IDF’s humanitarian mission to Nepal. about Israel said that of all the countries in the world, and Israel is one of the smallest countries in the world, Israel fielded the second largest rescue and relief team in Nepal. “Our people did a magnificent job. They saved lives. They took people out of the rubble. They treated 1,600 wounded people and sick people. They delivered life, several births. “Yet yesterday state television in both Iran and Venezuela accused our humanitarian team of trafficking in babies. "Now, did any of you see an Iranian rescue team in Nepal? This is the quintessential example of the Big Lie technique.”
As many of the presenters at the conference this week revealed, we are indeed witnessing a startling resurgence in global anti-Semitism.
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