Feelings of insecurity are widespread among European Jews as a result of the resurgence of the extreme right, a heated anti-Zionist discourse on the left and radical Islam, according to a global study of antisemitism.<\/p>\n
Last year the number of recorded violent antisemitic incidents fell by about 9% compared to 2016 \u2013 and by almost 50% compared with the 2006-14 average \u2013 but there was a notable increase in harassment and abuse, according to a survey published by the Kantor Center.<\/p>\n
The report highlights a strengthening of the extreme right in some European counties, \u201caccompanied by slogans and symbols reminiscent of the 1930s\u201d and \u201cthe intensity of the anti-Jewish sentiments expressed in a variety of ways […] especially on street demonstrations\u201d. It says this may explain a discrepancy between the levels of fear among European Jews and the actual number of incidents.<\/p>\n
\u201cExpressions of classic traditional antisemitism are back and, for example, the term \u2018Jew\u2019 has become a swear word,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n