Disturbing Upsurge in Anti-Semitism Around the World

Anti-Semitism spiking around world, State Department special envoy says from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"A senior State Department official said rising hostility and prejudice against Jews is reaching levels not seen in decades, particularly in Europe. “We're going to combat anti-Semitism, but we're not going to solve the problem. We can't turn the faucet off. It's been running for 2,300 years. But maybe we can turn it down,” said Ira N. Forman, the State Department's special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism."
Along with the ongoing financial crisis in Europe, one of the key explanations for this (I believe) is how Israel has presented itself to the world over the last 10-20 years.  Through much of Israel's modern history, they have been VERY effective at selling their message and their image around the world -- while the Arabs and the Palestinians particularly were very bad at the global PR game.  In recent decades and especially under Bibi's leadership, Israel has been TERRIBLE at this, even as the Palestinians have very much raised their game.  Indeed, in his second stint in office, it has seemed like Netenyahu's message to the world seems to have ""F--- you!"  and "Because we're good buds with America, who cares what the rest of the world thinks!?"  I suspect this has been a dangerous miscalculation on his part as even in the US, support for Israel (especially in the middle and on the left side of the political spectrum) has eroded quite a bit -- and most of the rest of the world has become very sick of the Israeli gov't's antics! -- Nuggetsman.