Acts of anti-Semitism in the Netherlands more than doubled in 2002, according to a report released Jan. 8. Anti-Semitic attacks, including arson, assault and graffiti, rose from 18 incidents in 2001 to 46 incidents in 2002 despite an overall drop in racist and extreme right-wing violence in the country, the Anne Frank Foundation and Leiden University said, according to Reuters.
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