Leon Symons writing in the Jewish Chronicle, May 27, www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/32236/salmond-scots-jews-are-not-persecuted
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Scotland’s First Minister has dismissed the claim that the country’s Jewish community is shrinking because of a rise in antisemitism. But speaking this week to a meeting arranged by Glasgow Jewish Educational Forum, Alex Salmond did acknowledge that there were incidents. He went on: “I don’t share the analysis that the Jewish community is suffering a wave of persecution or that antisemitism in Scotland is rapidly growing and such a severe problem that it is jeopardising this community.”