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World Jewish body fears anti-Semitism becoming "fad" |
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Written by the Reuters News Agency (UK)
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 10:00 |
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World Jewish
body fears anti-Semitism becoming "fad"
“Resurgent anti-Semitism may be turning into a fad
amongst young people as the Holocaust fades from memory, the World Jewish
Congress said on Monday.
The WJC is worried about groups like the
"Hungarian Guard", who wear black uniforms and insignia reminiscent
of the Nazi era, and other far-right movements active in Germany and eastern
European states like Poland and Serbia.
"What is creating an environment in which 16 or
17-year-olds are suddenly becoming interested again in neo-Nazism and
fascism?," WJC Secretary-General Michael Schneider said after meeting
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.
"Is it just because they are the disaffected, the
socially deprived, or is it their parents who are inculcating it from an early
age or is it simply another fad of revolt against established societies?,"
Schneider said in an interview.
Most of the groups involved are small in number and
unlikely to topple governments, but the problem could explode if ignited by a
shock like a downturn in the economy, he said....”
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