Shimon Peres' Funeral Proved That anti-Semitism Is Dead

[oberliner]

12. Do you think that the funeral proved that anti-semitism is dead?

Or do you agree that such a statement is ridiculous?

The statement about the world being against Jews is not total BS. Some right-wingers in Israel do play up the extent of such anti-semitism for their own political benefit. However, it is pretty much an indisputable fact that anti-semitism around the world is a very real problem.

Here is a quote from one the leaders of Hamas in Gaza with respect to Abbas attending the Peres funeral:

“This man who claims to represent Palestinian public opinion is by religious standards a Jew. For the millionth time: He doesn’t represent us, he is a creation of Israel and I hope he joins Peres in hell,” Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior leader in the Gaza Strip, told Iranian TV on Saturday, the Times of Israel reported.
http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/hamas-call-abbas-a-jew-for-attending-shimon-peres-funeral/

And of course, in our own country (the USA), there has been a barrage of anti-semitic tweeting from Trump fans directed at anyone with a Jewish sounding name who is opposed to him. To say nothing of the recent attacks directed against Jewish targets (outside of Israel) over the past decade.

Anti-semitism is by no means dead - and anyone who claims otherwise is insane (or worse).