The Jewish Agency for Israel reported a dip in anti-Semitic incidents worldwide last year, crediting political pressure and police crackdowns. Agency chairman Zeev Bielski and Israel’s Diaspora minister, Avraham Hirschson, presented the 2005 data Thursday at a news conference held by the Global Forum Against Anti-Semitism. According to the findings, there were fewer anti-Semitic incidents in Britain, France, Belgium and the Czech Republic compared to the prior year, thanks to police action against culprits. However, Russia and Ukraine saw a considerable increase in anti-Semitic incidents.
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