I see nothing in Colpy's link specifically attributing Islam to rising antisemitism in France. In fact, Colpy's referenced link also made this claim:
..While anti-Semitic attacks have been on the increase in France so too has the number of Islamophobic incidents, with swastikas and other anti-Islam graffiti painted on mosques in recent weeks. France's Muslim organisations are also calling on the government to do more to stop the rise in Islamophobic attacks...
I'm not surprised considering how Islamophobes attempt to link every crime ever committed by a Muslim (and in this case likely a few crimes not even committed by Muslims) to Islam. When a Christian or a Jew commits a crime or some other heinous act, I doubt they would also a attribute those actions to their religion. Apparently only Muslims are so irrational and intolerant as to not be able to use common sense, like the rest of us.
While it appears that some recent antisemitic acts in France may be inspired by the actions of a crazy cold blooded killer who happens to be Muslim, this mass murderer does not represent Islam. Most Muslim organizations have condemned this crazy person's actions with statements similar to this one:
...Earlier this morning, French authorities identified the suspect believed to have killed seven people in France over the past 10 days, including three children. The alleged shooter has been identified as Mohammed Merah by French media outlets. He is a self-proclaimed al-Qaeda member and has had a long criminal and extremist record, including an arrest for possible terrorist-related activities in Afghanistan. “MPAC condemns these attacks in the strongest terms possible and is relieved that this criminal is no longer able to cause fear on the streets of France,” said Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC President. “We offer our condolences to the families victimized by this horrific act and call upon the people of France to come together and not allow their national resilience to be impacted by these acts of terror.”
The American Muslim (TAM)
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French Muslims have denounced the recent shootings of France’s suspected killer Mohamed Merah, saying that they will not tolerate being made a scapegoat for political gain.
PressTV - French Muslims condemn gunman?s recent shootings
Not if Colpy and other Islamaphobes have their way.
Funny how Islamaphobes can see a link between the actions of an individual crazed gun man and an entire religion, yet can't see the link between the actions of the Oslo mass murderer and rising Islamophobia as promoted by many posts in this Islamaphobic thread:
After Anders Breivik's conviction, Norway must confront Islamophobia | Sindre Bangstad | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
... even though the Oslo mass murderer repeatedly referenced the same Islamaphobic hate sites in his manifesto as referenced repeatedly in this Islamophobic thread. Recognize any bolded names or websites?
...As Norway mourns the loss of at least 76 of its citizens in Friday's bombing of government buildings in Oslo and mass shootings at a Labour Party youth camp, attention here has focused on the US bloggers and groups whose Islamophobic message appears to have fuelled the alleged perpetrator's murderous rage... ...Breivik is clearly a product of this predominantly web-based community of anti-Muslim, anti-government and anti-immigration bloggers, writers and activists... ...Among other sources cited by the manifesto, the "Jihad Watch" blog and its author, Robert Spencer, is cited no less than 162 times, while Daniel Pipes and his Middle East Forum (MEF) gets 16 mentions, according to a tally by the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank here. Another blogger, Pamela Geller, and her "Atlas Shrugs" blog is cited 12 times in the manifesto, while the Center for Security Policy (CSP), its president, Frank Gaffney, and CSP's senior fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs, Caroline Glick, appear a total of eight times....
Islamophobes distance themselves from Breivik - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
European antisemitism has been around for centuries before Zionism and the existence of the state of Israel. For most of history, Jews were safer and treated more fairly in Arab and Muslim majority countries than their European counterparts.
Likely a good portion of rising antisemitism in Europe and across the Muslim and Arab world is a result of demonizing antisemitic propaganda falsely attributing the Zionist State of Israel's ethnic cleansing policies, war crimes and crimes against humanity to Judaism. Zionism is not Judaism, and I feel sorry for Jews who feel their religion has been hijacked against their will to justify war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated against innocent Palestinians who had the misfortune of living on land Zionists believe was promised to Jews by God.
Judaism is no more responsible for the actions of individuals Jewish criminals and mass murderers than Islam is responsible for the actions of individual Muslim criminals and mass murderers.
However, irrational religious based fear and hate and rising religious intolerance is a direct consequence of demonizing antisemitic and Islamaphobic propaganda which attempts to link the actions of individuals to entire religious groups.
..Anti-Muslim hate crimes soared by 50% in 2010, skyrocketing over 2009 levels in a year marked by the incendiary rhetoric of Islam-bashing politicians and activists, especially over the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” in New York City. Although the national statistics compiled by the FBI each year are known to vastly understate the real level of hate crime, they do offer telling indications of some trends. The latest statistics, showing a jump from 107 anti-Muslim hate crimes in 2009 to 160 in 2010, seem to reflect the consequences of a rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric from groups like Stop Islamization of America...
FBI: Dramatic Spike in Hate Crimes Targeting Muslims | Southern Poverty Law Center
Careful what you preach Colpy. A violent crazy person might take you seriously.
