Monday, March 18, 2013

In numbers: racist incitement by public officials in Israel

How many of this has been covered in the Western press?
"Incitement to hate by public figures in Israel has nearly doubled in the past year.
According to the Coalition Against Racism in Israel, which released its annual report for 2013 ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, there were 106 cases of racist statements made by public figures over the past year, compared with 59 such events the year before. Broken down further, the totals include 44 cases of incitement against Arabs, 54 against refugees and migrants and four against Mizrahi Jews (Jews of Middle Eastern descent). Two cases of incitement against Russian speakers and two against the gay community were also reported."