FRENCH ANTI-SEMITISM HITS 10-YEAR HIGH

French Anti-Semitism Hits 10-Year High(AP/Ynet News)
Anti-Semitic and racist attacks in France during 2004 were at their highest level in nearly 10 years. The French newspaper Liberation reports there were 970 attacks against Jews, as opposed to 601 in 2003. Most of the attacks came from individuals of "Arab or Muslim extraction." The French report comes on the heels of a February 2005 report that said anti-Semitic attacks have reached record levels in Britain as well. British Jews suffered 532 attacks in 2004, a nearly 50% rise over the previous year.