” The discrimination of the Jews in the Netherlands seems to be considerably on the rise. The history of the Jewish documentation centre for INFORMATION and records from last year, with 182 anti-semitic incidents. That’s 35 percent more than in 2018. This is the highest number of accidents in a period of thirty years, these numbers will be recorded.
The number of on-line incident, it is not included in the list. The INFORMATION will be available later this spring for a separate study of the growth of non-discrimination on social media.
It’s going to be name-calling, bullying, and physical bullying. The incident will have a significant impact on the Jewish community in the Netherlands, stresses the importance of the INFORMATION. “They contribute a great deal to have a growing sense of insecurity,” says the deputy-director of the Naomi Mestrum of the ORGANIZATION.
The previous record dates back to the year 2014. At the time there was a clear reason for the increase: the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has flared in that year quite a bit. In 2019, there was no connection to the show, according to Mestrum.
‘Many of the people do not report it, because nothing seems to happen
“It’s hard to identify if there is indeed an increase in, or that there has been more focus on the subject of discrimination,” says she. “But we have a feeling that this is only the tip of the iceberg. Many of the people do not report incidents because they feel that the police are there, however, nothing to do with it. This feeling is also based on the understanding that it is often at the police station, to experience,” explains the deputy director of the matter.
“But, on the whole, you see that the society is hardened. A lot of people don’t feel that it was okay to use words like Jew or gay as a bad word to use. That trend fits with the rise of racism in football in the Asian community, who were extremely stigmatized can feel it.”
‘, Racism and anti-semitism in order to increase the level of’
the Police and the judiciary would be the approach to anti-semitism and racism is higher on the agenda and in a more serious way to take it, for it is ORGANIZATION. In addition to pay attention to Jews and judaism in education is very important to set Mestrum.
“For a lot of people, the Jews, is an extraordinary phenomenon that Jews are often mentioned in connection with the Second world War. You will notice that the history will continue to, especially young people, off to the left. It is important to make it clear that the Jews are so much more: as a religion, a people and a culture that has made an important contribution to the contemporary Dutch society.”
