Irish Jews experienced 143 incidents of antisemitism in a six-month stretch, according to a new survey published by the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maurice Cohen, chair of the council, stated that there is \u201cdeep concern about the findings in this report.\u201d The council urges \u201crapid development of a dedicated national plan to counter growing antisemitism,\u201d Cohen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese findings raise serious concerns for public policy, institutional governance and social cohesion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some three-quarters of the 143 incidents took place in offices, at schools or in healthcare settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe report does not claim that antisemitism has become a daily reality for all Jewish people in Ireland,\u201d Yoni Wieder, the chief rabbi of Ireland, told JNS. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat it does show is that antisemitism surfaces often enough, and in ordinary enough settings, that it cannot be dismissed as rare or confined to the margins of society,\u201d he said. \u201cFor many, Jewish belonging in Ireland feels more fragile than it should.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report states that it \u201coffers a community-generated baseline of lived experience that previously had no systematic public record in Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the incidents in the survey, 36% involved verbal abuse or slurs. Of the latter, 40% were threats or intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some 30% of the incidents started as \u201cordinary interactions\u201d that became \u201chostile and antisemitic\u201d after someone spoke Hebrew in public, wore a Jewish symbol or others revealed an \u201cidentity cue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese dynamics cannot be adequately addressed through generalised anti-racism frameworks alone,\u201d Cohen stated. \u201cAntisemitism presents distinct characteristics requiring targeted policy responses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yehuda Kaploun, a rabbi and U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, told JNS that he is \u201calarmed by the major increase of antisemitism in Ireland, as evidenced by this report.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStanding resolutely against antisemitism everywhere and countering this hatred through tangible action and concrete goals is the path the U.S. is choosing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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