JOURNALfor the STUDYof ANTISEMITISM

2011] ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD 23
“unparliamentary language.” In a statement released by the Labour Party,
Kaufman said: “I regret if any remarks I made in the chamber caused
offense. If they did, I apologize.” The comments were made during a debate
over plans to change the law on universal jurisdiction.
APRIL
Los Angeles, April 14: Police in Hollywood are looking for a suspect after
a fire was intentionally set in a classroom at a temple and Jewish school.
The incident is being investigated as a hate crime because it took place at a
place of worship, fire officials said. Police arrived at Temple Israel of
Hollywood shortly before school started Thursday morning after receiving
reports of a suspicious package. School officials were forced to notify parents
and evacuate the school for several hours. While parents and students
were asked to refrain from speaking to the media, one young boy told
KTLA he was scared and that “we were thinking that we might die or that
the school might burn down.” Authorities swept the school for evidence and
carried out the suspicious package in a brown paper bag.
Pew Poll, April 26: Most Egyptians are in favor of annulling a peace treaty
with Israel, according to a Pew Research Center poll released on Monday.
The U.S.-based think tank polled 1,000 adults throughout Egypt between
March 24 and April 7, finding that only 36 percent would maintain the
treaty, while 82% of Egyptians view the United States unfavorably; the poll
also noted that military leader Mohamed Tantawi is most popular man in
Egypt. The percentage of Egyptians who support annulling the treaty (54%)
does not vary among those who sympathize with Islamic fundamentalists
and those who do not. Those with lower incomes, however, are less likely
to support the peace with Israel than are those with higher incomes.
MAY
Buenos Aires, May 9: An Argentinian man is to be prosecuted to the fullest
extent following the brutal assault on a headmaster of an Orthodox Jewish
school in Buenos Aires. Moshe Cohen, director of Heichal Hatora, was hit
in the head with an iron bar on May 9 as he was leaving the school. He was
hospitalized with a serious head injury. The assailant, who was arrested a
few blocks from the scene, allegedly shouted “Jew, Jew” during the assault.
The incident took place on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day.
New York, May 12: Two men allegedly trying to buy weapons, including
three pistols and hand grenades, as part of a plot to attack Manhattan synagogues
were arrested in New York City, averting a terror threat, law
enforcement sources said. This is the 13th plot against the city thwarted