"KILL THE JEWS": What are the odds that if two Muslim Americans were attacked outside a bar in Los Angeles by a bunch of white ethnics, that we would have heard of it by now? But the equivalent allegedly happened to two Jewish guys in West Hollywood, who were set upon by a gang of Middle Eastern youths last Sunday night:"

Anti-Arab Hate Crimes Up in California

Now this is just California, and 2001. The increases would have been for the three and one-half months since 9-11. Take notice of the part which says “that religiously oriented hate crimes either remained steady or declined for other groups.”

"The overall number of hate crimes reported last year would have decreased 5 percent from a year earlier if not for the bias-motivated assaults against Californians victimized because they are Muslim or appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent,'' he said.

“In his report titled "Hate Crime in California 2001,'' the attorney general noted that religiously oriented hate crimes either remained steady or declined for other groups.

“But from 2000 to 2001, the number of crimes targeting people of Middle Eastern descent or Muslims went up from 5 to 87 incidents.”

Didn't hear about these, did you, or for the rest of the country. So, the odds are about zip that you'd hear about it.

Arf (he's SO blatant)