Unveiling the surge of anti-Semitism subsequent to DEI efforts
In a startling revelation, a newly published report commissioned by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and co-authored by Lord John Mann, the Government’s anti-Semitism adviser, and Dame Penny Mordaunt, former defence secretary, has highlighted a worrying trend of normalised anti-Semitism in middle-class Britain.
The report, based on six months of intensive research, paints a disturbing picture of Jewish people facing prejudice and exclusion across various professions, cultural institutions, and public services, including the NHS, universities, and the arts.
The report comes amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents in the UK. In 2023, there were 4,103 such incidents, with most occurring after October 7. This period also saw a historic spike in Jew-hating crimes, with synagogues desecrated, Jewish children roughed up, and posters featuring Hamas's kidnap victims defaced or vandalized.
One of the key findings of the report is the sharp increase in anti-Semitic attitudes following Hamas's October 7 terror attack. British Jews were often wrongly perceived as responsible for Israeli government policies and targeted during pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
The report also highlights widespread prejudice in public and professional life, with Jews feeling excluded and disrespected. This is particularly evident in instances where disabilities liaison officers have verbally abused Jewish students, including calls for an 'intifada'.
Moreover, the report underscores inconsistent policing of hate crimes against Jewish people, especially during pro-Palestinian protests. Jews have also faced delays in investigations of incidents of anti-Semitism by professional bodies they work for.
The report warns that this normalization of anti-Semitism among the middle class indicates a "profound failure within British society". It describes a climate in which Jews feel marginalized and tolerated rather than respected.
The report further states that Israelophobia and its less guarded cousin - anti-Semitism - have become the dinner-party prejudices of our age. This phenomenon seems most pronounced in those zones where wokeness rules and diversity is sacralized, such as in America and Britain.
Educated elites who once posed as anti-racist are now participating in mob orgies of Israelophobia, with Jewish musicians being elbowed out of venues due to Israelophobia. Anti-Semitism has surged on campuses across the US, where DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion) is a neo-religion.
The report shows how institutionalized anti-Semitism has become, with every recent conflict involving Israel being accompanied by a rise in Jew hatred. Post-October 7, anti-Semitism has 'crept into civil society', including the workplace, cultural spaces, and even the NHS.
Jews, according to the report, have 'almost nowhere they can turn... where anti-Semitism does not seem present'. The authors, coming from opposite political backgrounds and not being Jewish, expressed being "stunned into silence" by the extensive evidence of pervasive and normalized anti-Semitism, which they describe as a "truly frightening phenomenon" of extremist views targeted at Jews simply "because they are Jewish".
- The report, produced by Lord John Mann and Dame Penny Mordaunt, suggests that 'free speech' and 'culture' have been infiltrated by 'cancel culture', as Jewish musicians are being excluded from venues due to Israelophobia, a phenomenon most pronounced in areas where 'wokeness' and 'diversity' are prioritized.
- The authors of the report, viewing the alarming levels of 'anti-Semitism' in middle-class Britain, argue that this normalization of prejudice against Jews is a reflection of a broader issue in 'politics', particularly in instances where 'identity politics' have overshadowed respect for different cultures and religious identities.
- The report, painting a concerning picture of Jewish people facing prejudice in various professional and public settings, warns that the rise in anti-Semitic attitudes and incidents is indicative of a 'profound failure within British society', where Jews often feel marginalized and disrespected, even in general 'news' and 'politics' discourse.
