published May 4th 2016, 1:25 pm, by Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg View) —The record influx of  Muslim refugees last year coincided with a sharp decline in the number of violent anti-Semitic incidents in major European countries, many of which bore the brunt of the refugee crisis. The wave of so-called new

 ©2015 Bloomberg View NYY2NW6KLVR4 (Bloomberg View) — It’s a recurring theme in U.S. history: Populist presidential candidates giving voice to an electorate fed up with Washington and politics as usual. Yet the three politicians wearing the label — the Republicans Ben Carson, Donald Trump and, to a lesser extent, Ted

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJDB1Z6K50XU (Bloomberg) — The U.K. must take urgent action to address a “disturbing rise” in antsemitism recorded last year, including providing public funds for security at synagogues, according to a parliamentary report published Monday. Hate crimes against British Jews have doubled in 10 years and escalated during