The British anti-Semitism report

Compare and contrast the Times online’s summary with the Guardian’s.

See if you can tell which is the Guardian’s. This one:

Police accused of inaction as anti-Jewish alliance emerges
A SINISTER alliance has developed between far-Right groups and Islamist extremists who are united in their hatred of Jews, Israel and Zionism and are contributing to increasing anti-Semitism in Britain.

A report criticises police forces for failing adequately to monitor anti-Jewish incidents. It calls on the Crown Prosecution Service to investigate why fewer than one in ten reported incidents leads to a prosecution.

[…] It refers to “anti-Semitic discourse”, defined as a “widespread change in mood and tone when Jews are discussed, whether in print or broadcast, at universities, or in public or social settings”.

But it expresses particular concern about a new, “symbiotic” relationship between the traditional perpetrators of anti-Semitism — the far Right and some Islamist extremists — who are united in their hatred of all things Jewish.

It found that Arabic translations of Mein Kampf and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion were stocked in Arabic bookshops in London.

Of particular concern to the inquiry was anti-Semitism on campuses, with literature being distributed that called for the killing of Jews and the destruction of Israel.

The report, published today, calls on the Government, the media, academics, politicians and community leaders to understand and treat anti-Semitism in the same way as any other form of racism.

Or this one:

Action urged on anti-Semitism study
Senior figures in the Jewish community have welcomed a report into anti-Semitism and urged the Government and other authorities to study its findings.

Many of them, including Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks and president of the Board of Deputies Henry Grunwald, gave verbal evidence during the cross-party inquiry. Sir Jonathan said the Jewish community must also play its part in tackling anti-Semitism.

He said: “This is an important and timely report. We will do all we can in the community to fight prejudice in whatever form it takes.”

The Board of Deputies, the main body that represents British Jews, described the report as a clear-headed and sober analysis of prejudice.

Mr Grunwald said: “This is an important document and its recommendations demand careful study.

Astonishing, isn’t it, how the Guardian manages not to include a single piece of valid information about the report? You have to go to their “special report” in the politics section to find an article with any information. I wonder what was published in the print edition?

And the BBC has suddenly noticed British anti-Semitism, after having ignored it for years:

Manchester has one of the UK’s highest rates of anti-Semitic attacks, a cross party group of MPs has said.

The Parliamentary Committee Against Anti-Semitism said nearly a quarter of UK anti-Semitic incidents happened in Gtr Manchester in the last six months.

Only London had a higher level of anti-Semitic attacks.

When the group visited a Jewish school in Manchester almost every pupil they met had experienced some kind of abuse or harassment because of their faith.

Of course, the big question is, now that the report is out, what will Britain do?

Countdown to British Muslim groups whining that Islamophobia is a bigger issue.