That was my first brush, at age 10, with anti-Semitism, a prejudice I’ve tended to watch with great interest over the years. Eventually, it seemed reasonable to say that, while anti-Semitism still existed, it no longer played a significant role in shaping Canadian society. They have nothing against Jews, they say, but they passionately oppose the alleged imperialism, militarism and racism of Israel. Their foreign policy is focused on a single state, the Jewish state. A news report from Paris yesterday announced, “Anti-Semitism is devouring the French Republic.”Now the political context of anti-Semitism sharply differsNow the political context of anti-Semitism sharply differs.

Source: National Post November 17, 2017 14:26 UTC