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April 13, 2012

Europe’s Welfare States Aren’t Protecting Their Citizens from Harm

by Paulina Neuding, Daily Star, Lebanon - We may not know much about Merah, but we are, unfortunately, increasingly well acquainted with this imported form of anti-Semitism, which is proving to be extremely difficult for European societies to confront. No one wants to blame or stigmatize another minority for anti-Semitic hate crimes, however Europe’s Jews are finding themselves in an increasingly difficult situation.

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