Another Exodus of Jews, this time from Malmo

The Telegraph report the sad news that many Jews are leaving Malmo because of the steep rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes there; crimes mainly perpetrated by the large Muslim community. They also blame Malmo's left-wing mayor, a man whose views on Israel have not helped:

'Malmo's Jews, however, do not just point the finger at bigoted Muslims and their fellow racists in the country's Neo-Nazi fringe. They also accuse Ilmar Reepalu, the Left-wing mayor who has been in power for 15 years, of failing to protect them.

Mr Reepalu, who is blamed for lax policing, is at the centre of a growing controversy for saying that what the Jews perceive as naked anti-Semitism is in fact just a sad, but understandable consequence of Israeli policy in the Middle East. '

Once again attacks on Jews are excused because of Israel's perceived misdemeanours, but heaven protect anyone who criticises a Muslim because of the actions of an Islamic state. The double standard is tangible and it stinks.

Here's another sad extract:

'Mrs Popinski, an 86-year-old widow, said she has even encountered hostility when invited to talk about the Holocaust in schools.

"Muslim schoolchildren often ignore me now when I talk about my experiences in the camps," she said. "It is because of what their parents tell them about Jews. The hatreds of the Middle East have come to Malmo. Schools in Muslim areas of the city simply won't invite Holocaust survivors to speak any more." '

Similar stories have emerged from The Netherlands, France and the UK where schools in areas of large Muslim populations do not want to discuss the holocaust for fear of what reaction it might provoke amongst some of their pupils and parents.

Here's more from the article:

'Muslims are now estimated to make up about a fifth of Malmo's population of nearly 300,000.

"This new hatred from a group 40,000-strong is focused on a small group of Jews," Mrs Popinski said, speaking in a sitting room filled with paintings and Persian carpets.

"Some Swedish politicians are letting them do it, including the mayor. Of course the Muslims have more votes than the Jews."

The worst incident was last year during Israel's brief war in Gaza, when a small demonstration in favour of Israel was attacked by a screaming mob of Arabs and Swedish leftists, who threw bottles and firecrackers as the police looked on.

"I haven't seen hatred like that for decades," Mrs Popinski said. "It reminded me of what I saw in my youth. Jews feel vulnerable here now." '

I remember seeing video from Malmo of 'protests' at the presence of Israeli tennis players and other demos, find them for yourself on YouTube, but prepare to be upset.

Finally the report says that many Jewish families have left Malmo or are preparing to leave and are heading for 'Stockholm, England or Israel'. As a Jew living in England, may I suggest that life here for Jews is heading the Malmo way so maybe Israel is now the safest place to be Jewish - although this does depend upon what happens in Egypt and Iran in the near future.