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NEWS
Antisemitic Non-Jewish Immigrants: A Ticking Time
Bomb
by Betzalel Kahn
The letter by the rav of Kiryat Ata aroused a tempest in the
media, and rightly so, since the media has "seen no evil,"
barely reporting on the ticking time-bomb otherwise known as
"non-Jewish antisemitism" in Israel. Except for
Ma'ariv, which devoted a mere one page to the issue a
month-and-a-half-ago, nothing has been said in the media
about this widespread, dangerous trend.
The problem is serious, because if an immediate solution is
not found within a few years, we will have to contend with
pogroms perpetrated by antisemitic thugs who have come to
Israel from Russia under the Law of Return, chas
vesholom.
In his letter to the Kiryat Ata City Council, HaRav
Shulsinger included an article that appeared in Yated
Hashavua by this writer a number of weeks ago, that
reveals startling facts about the extent of the non-Jewish
aliyah and its negative influences, among them the many acts
of violence perpetrated against Jewish immigrants. It was
also noted that the authorities are doing absolutely nothing
to halt this dangerous trend.
This trend of non-Jewish antisemitism must cease
immediately, and the statistics presented in the article
were supposed to be warning signals before the inevitable
clash. But it seems that mountains of words on this
disturbing issue will not budge the authorities.
We must clarify the rav's remarks, and note that we are not
referring to Jewish immigrants from the C.I.S, nor even to
all non-Jewish immigrants. It is a fact, however, that the
majority of non-Jewish immigrants are prejudiced against
Jews. As has been reported countless times, the Jewish
immigrants who fled Russia as a result of antisemitism are
themselves afraid of these new "Israeli" antisemites.
HaRav Shulsinger expressed his strong disapproval of this
phenomenon, noting that this escalating trend must be
stopped, since it is liable to reach catastrophic
proportions.
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