(Telegraph-UK) Holly Watt - A "creeping cultural acceptance" of anti-Semitism is taking over in Britain, Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has warned. "Only the most naive" would dismiss the potential risks for Jews in Europe. "The history of antisemitism shows the worst atrocities can begin when ordinary people turn a blind eye to small acts of discrimination, and minds drift lazily towards a mainstream, even fashionable, acceptance of prejudice," he said. He highlighted the decision last year by Lutfur Rahman, the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, to fly the Palestinian flag at the council offices. "These public bodies should use their position of authority to promote community cohesion - not to grandstand and stir up tensions," he said.
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