votes here. >> if nicolas sarkozy comes to our neighborhood, he better watch out.ear from me. >> they do not really want to alarm either -- francois hollande they really do not francois either, but he says he is the only alternative to the working class. >> the lesser of two evils. >> the colleagues are all convinced that with five weeks to go before the first round, opinion polls give francois hollande a substantial lead. the man who seemed to have fallen for political grace a few years ago has a good shot at winning the french presidency. >> according to a study out last week, every german the throws away an average of 82 kilograms of food each year, most of which is still perfectly edible. the government has launched a campaign to try to cut down on the waste. >> people often think food is no good after the date on the package. that is one of the reasons why germans throw away millions of pounds of food a year, half of which could still be eaten. the government wants to reduce the waste. >> usually the product is still edible after the date shown. that means peo

sarkozy. this is the reason you have seen sarkozy suddenly moving to the right. he knows that if he wants to defeat him, if he eliminates in the first round, he will be to carry all her votes. we've seen things like the with strolling from the shanghai agreement, the open border policy in europe, and he's talked about only buying european. these are traditional policies. he knows by appealing to their boat, he could extract -- their vote, they could extract crucial votes. >> is placed to go forward? >> yeah, absolutely. she has been campaigning for some weeks. her campaign is under way. she has been sounding increasingly desperate. she does not have the 500 local elected officials, the signatures that she needs to be able to get herself onto the ballot. crisis averted today. some would say she has been trying to pull in more crucial support. back in history, he got on the ballot every year since 1988. she is finally through. the battle finally begins on the right. if she takes away those crucial votes from mr. sarkozy, she will make it more difficult for him. he

so yes president sarkozy is clearly courting right wing voters. and when he's ranting against free trade and immigration is really advocating for more protectionism and you see protectionism is really popular in for. all the electorate but especially for the working class and the working class has been really key to the election of two thousand and seven as you say that as you say pre-election rhetoric here he certainly catering for the want of votes but as you mentioned a moment ago sarkozy is trailing in the polls do you think his apparent lurched to the right could actually help him to secure more votes in his bid for the presidency well you know this kind of strategy is clearly working in the past few days he has gained two percent in the polls just because of. the relying of. voters so it's clearly working during his whole presidency monday night he really stressed. clear right wing policies for example the creation of the national i don't teach the ministry of the expelling of numerous realms or the debate between the debate on the place and

president sarkozy is on his way down. do we know if this area has been very much suffering from that sort of tension? >> tension over immigration? possibly. there have been some tension as there is in many of the large cities in france. but whether it's to do with arab jewish issues or something else, the fact that possibly this gunman has targeted both soldiers and jewish communities makes it slightly strange. you think, well, you know, what is the link between those two, and that there be -- that will be where they'll concentrate. >> this is a lone gunman, potentially a serial killer, as christian fraser describes him, or whether he's acting with others. >> we just don't know yet. i mean, this barely happened, the speculation all over the place as to what this could be. at the moment, politicians, interior minister, and as you said, president sarkozy is heading down to the dwrare, very -- heading down to the area, very sensitive time. everybody seems to want to be on the ball, not allowing this to spread, try to catch w

so are all my friends here. >> nicolas sarkozy paid a visit to the school, accompanied by education andish affairs officials. the french president and directed his election campaign to come to toulouse, calling the shooting a national tragedy. >> tomorrow, schools across france will observe a minute of silence in memory of the children of this school. these are our children, not simply your children. they are ours. >> sir's's socialist rival francois hollande also canceled his campaign appearances and traveled to toulouse. >> i had to be here to speak with the stricken families, but also to this school because it is a jewish school that has been hit. which adds anti-semitism to the vileness of the crime. >> witnesses said the gunman opened fire on the victims from close range and then fled the crime scene on a motorbike. >> we know that one of the murder weapons have large cavalier -- caliber bullets. a second gun was apparently also used. >> authorities said one of the weapons was also used to killed three soldiers in shooting incidents last week. a manhunt is underway and prosecutors

france's president nicolas sarkozy calls for national unity. the man who carried out a spate of murders was killed by a police sniper while trying to escape. >> a mass protest in florida over the shooting of a black teenager by crime watch volunteer. and the coroner says that heart disease and cocaine played their part in the death of whitney houston. >> broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, this is "newsday." >>> hello, and welcome. the french president has appealed for national unity and the wake of the 32-hour siege which ended with the death of the law, the merah, wanted for the killing of seven people. nicolas sarkozy says that french muslims have nothing to do with the motivations of the monster and should not be stigmatized. >> the final act of the most dramatic siege at that lasted over 30 hours. it was thought mohammed merah took his own life, but as the police moved in to clear the apartment, there came the most intense and sustained rounds of gunfire that signaled a ferocious shooting. this is merah fooling

french president nicolas sarkozy has addressed the nation. after a 30-hour siege, the police killed the man who said he had links to al-qaeda. >> sarkozy said the citizens were not responsible for the actions of one person. he said those who visit terrorist or hate when sides will be punished. >> police closed in on mohamed merah in the early hours of this morning. >> a 32-hour siege. bursts of gunfire come -- repeatedly rang out. police commandos stormed the apartment where 23-year-old mohamed merah had been holed up for 20 hours. he emerged, and then he was dead. he was shot in the head by a police marksman. he was armed and there were arms and molotov cocktails in the apartment. sarkozy stressed the operation was not intended to end the way it did. >> everything was done to deliver the killer to justice. but it was inconceivable to put lives at risk. there had already been enough deaths. the victims -- children, soldiers, and their families -- are in my thoughts. offer our condolences to the entire nation. footage circulating the internet

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however, president and nicholas sarkozy says authorities do not believe the individuals are connectedthe toulouse attacks. nicolas sarkozy stressed the importance of fighting the threat of terrorism in france in a tv interview. >> we will continue operations like the one this morning. further operations will allow us to expel people from france's inaction -- national territory to do not belong here. >> in the interview, he said the offense in toulouse had traumatized friends. he compared the mood to that of americans following the september 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. a lawyer this month, an islamist gunman killed seven people in and around toulouse -- toulouse, including three jewish schoolchildren. nicolas sarkozy announced after the killings that french authorities would investigate all suspected islamist extremists in the country. >> israeli troops have killed a palestinian man in gaza amid violence during rallies against israel's settlement policies. >> palestinian and arab israeli protesters clashed with security forces in its various buses including truslow. >> it was during

ç president sarkozy said more operations to arrestç italy's extremists are blamed.s raids directly with the mohammed mara investigation.t+ the shootings in toe -- tolousseç, there have been rai there as well as marseille and the paris suburbs as well.ç dramatic pictures of police, the anti-terrorist police, known as raid, supported by the domestic intelligence agencies going intç apartments. someone saw quite a haul of weapons coming out, including an ak-47. i suppose these were people :kny around the country as they try to disrupt their activities in the wake of what happened in tolousseç. >> president sarkozy said this is a little like the 9/11 attacks. how much is this a little issue still now in theç country? >> i don't think you can underestimate how deeply this was felt in france. this was the biggest man hunt and the nature of theç killing -- of course those killed were killed at point blank range in broad daylight. in thatç sense, it was france' 9/11. the other point is you have to see it through the electionç. president sarkozy in his bid to win back

quarter past the hour here in moscow this is arts here after an election rally on sunday nicolas sarkozy warned france will pull out of the e.u. is open border showing get agreement unless the union toughens up its immigration policy earlier the french president pledged to hard the number of illegal immigrants if he's reelected let's not talk to pierre a professor of political science at paris west university thank you for coming on our team today and some rather hard core a right wing rhetoric there from sarkozy why do you think he needs to take such a tough stance well actually very behind in the polls and in nineteen in two thousand and seven you won the election in front of some of the votes that went to high rates he is campaigning on many topics there are. a group. of people for the first round of. balloting in april. but do you actually think this kind of talk will help to. pull through it is easy stepping enough to the right to get the popular support. well i think it's not really credible because. that fire rape is by. great an art and the people who voted for him five years ago

then, sarkozy and his ministers have been politicking. they have let this violent situation develop. >> tomorrow, mr. sarkozy and the socialist candidate will attend a memorial service for the three soldiers killed on thursday. also present will be the leader of the far right, so often criticized for stoking the most controversial debate on immigration. security will be paramount. the police here are now working against the clock, hoping they put enough resources in the region to act as a deterrent. there is greater risk and the fear is the gunman is already planning his next attack. there is a pattern to these shootings. they have taken place every four days. that puts the focus and concern on friday, the moslem day of prayer. bbc news. >> a huge earthquake rattled the state of guerrero and was felt in mexico city. there have been some reports of damage to buildings and property, but so far no casualties. >> from the moment this earthquake struck mexico city, it was clear it was a very powerful one. buildings shook violently for more tha

well french president nicolas sarkozy has threatened to pull out all the european visa free shane get agreement unless the toughens up measures against illegal immigration thousands of tunisians were allowed into the e.u. following the arab uprisings last year when italy granted residents permits to refugees fleeing violence but some think that sarkozy is simply trying to win more immigration votes in the presidential elections. in two thousand and seven he won the election in part because he siphoned off some of the votes that went to the high rates he is campaigning on many topics that are the topics of predilections under fire right to a group as far as you can out of a very broken people for the first round of. balloting in a recording that fire rages why powerful break in are and the people who voted for him five years ago and are going to vote for him this time around they're going to open fire right because they feel they were. deceived during the five years by. not being tough enough and immigration aside since there's a crisis the populist great he's using immigration as a ki

sarkozy suspended his campaigning today out of consideration. two of the soldiers killed on thursday were muslims of north african descent. the growing sense of un's was matched by frustration and anger aimed as -- at the politicians who have brought race and reline of scrimmage into the election campaign. >> we are scared too, said this man, but then sarkozy and his ministers have been politicking. they've let this situation development tomorrow, mr. sarkozy will attend a memorial service for the three soldiers killed on thursday. also present will be the leader of the far right so often criticized for stoking the most controversial debates on immigration. security will be paramount. the police are working against the clock, hoping they'll put enough resources in this region to act as a deterrent. but the fear is that this gunman is already planning his next attack. there is a style and pattern to these shootings. so far they've taken place every four days. that puts the focus and concern on friday, the muslim day of prayer. >> a huge earthquak

president sarkozy 8 says he will continue. >> the trauma of what happened in to lose was profound. i do not want to compare the horrors of terrorist attacks, but we are suffering what they suffered in new york in the wave after 9/11. >> president sarkozy is trailing in the polls. you have security and the fight against islamic extremism right at the top of the agenda. in recent days, approval ratings have shown quiet improvement. it would not be at all surprising to see further crackdowns in the weeks ahead, alongside a public and active investigation into the crimes of merah. >> mr. sarkozy knows that tough talking on law and order goes down well with a section of the french electorate. >> here is a candidate who plays all he has. the economy did not work. he is now trying security, and why not? we have terrible events taking place in the streets. that is what he is trying out at the moment. >> the body of the gunman was released by police yesterday, and was supposed to have been flown to algeria for burial in the family plot. at the last minute, the algerian government refused to

president sarkozy is trailing on the -- trailing in the polls. he needs votes from the far right, disillusioned voters who strayed. his talk about immigration, identity, race, and religion plays well on the right. his handling of this crisis will also play well. we will see whether he gets a vote in the polls. he has had more exposure than he would have gotten this week, because he has been managing the running of the crisis, and was here yesterday, meeting police. >> we will be watching that. thanks from toulouse. in the u.s., the killing of an unarmed black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer has sparked protests and a national debate. george zimmerman shot trayvon martin in florida late last month. after climbing self-defense, he was not charged. criticism of police handling of the case has led to the chief temporarily stepping down. our correspondent reports from the town of sanford, where the killing took place. >> a memorial to trayvon martin, close to the spot he died. the 17-year-old carrying a bag of skills and a drink when george

president sarkozy warned that the operations will continue to guarantee public security. >> the trauma of what happened in to lose is profoundly disabling. -- the trauma of what happened in toulouse is extremely unsettling. >> france's in the final weeks of a presidential campaign. security and the fight against islamic extremism is at the top of the agenda. in the past couple of days, the president's approval rating has shown a slight improvement. there is a very active investigation into the crimes of mohamed merah. president sarkozy knows that tough talking on law and order goes down well with a section of the french government. >> he is a man who plays his cards. he tried to fix the economy, it did not work. now he is focusing on this and why not. we had terrible events taking place on the streets. >> the body of the gunman, mohamed merah, was released by police yesterday and was supposed to be flown to algeria but at the last moment, the algerian government decided not to take it. he was buried with it very little family and friends in toulouse. they're looking for a suspect might

french president nicolas sarkozy was ridiculed in turkish newspapers.he turkish ambassador in paris was recalled, and military cooperation between the two countries was suspended. the turkish government sees the french court decision as a vindication and a way to normalise political and economic ties again. >> as far as i can judge at this time, the problems between france and turkey are settled. >> but the french government says it will try again with another draft of the law, which will likely make for more trouble between the two countries. >> and the u.s. republican front runner mitt romney won both of last night's primaries in michigan and arizona, holding up a strong challenge from his right-wing rival rick santorum. >> romney scored a big victory in arizona, but his home state of michigan was seen as the critical test. and there, he only scraped away. >> with 10 more states voting next week and a super tuesday, romney still has much work to do try to persuade republicans that he is the man to win the white house in november. >> mitt romney's vict

all along they have been following this guy and now the french president nicholas sarkozy is appealing for national unity on this matter. >> not for just days or weeks but several years because of his militant islam beliefs. nicholas sarkozy knows full well his country has had problems with his population and large muslim immigrant population before. today he pointedly said he will not allow terrorism to destruct france. we must be united. not give in to discrimination or revenge. france can only be strong if there is national yunt. we owe it to the victims of the cold blooded assassination. we owe it to our country. >> and, remember this is all taking place against back drop of imminent presidential election. already marine la penn, who is the daughter of the nationalist leader, the former nationalist leader has said that france should, quote, declare war on islamic fundamentalism. sarkozy has good reason to appeal for calm here. >> shepard: we will go back to our correspondent live on scene as news develops. jonathan, thank you. some unprecedented action in a national football league

french president nicolas sarkozy suspended his re-election campaign to travel to the school and called the killing a national tragedy. it's also a national emergency. police believe the shooter is a serial killer and probably racially motivated. the same weapons was used to gun down four french soldiers in two separate shootings in the region last week. all the soldiers were either

. >> -- today, nicolas sarkozy told the nation an investigation is underway to find accomplices. any person who goes on websites that glorify terrorism, will be punished by law. for a president facing a battle for reelection, it is an unsettling conclusion. throughout the week, he has been center stage in the crisis, overseeing the biggest manhunt france has ever known. questions have been asked by his own foreign minister. how did the domestic intelligence agencies lose track of such a violent criminal, who had traveled to afghanistan and was already on their radar as a dangerous fundamentalist? >> serious questions indeed. for the latest, i spoke to kristin a short time ago. the police had hoped to take mohammed merah alive. what had they wanted to learn from him?

nicolas sarkozy said there would be more raids and some of those arrested would be deported. >> i do not know if they are terrorist networks. we have precise questions to ask to a number of people, and what happened this morning will continue. >> police sources are saying there is no direct link between these raids and the killings in toulouse. the large -- the gunman, the 20- year-old frenchman was killed last week. many of those arrested were reportedly part of a band islamist organizations still operating inside france. despite allegations that the gunman had been trained by al qaeda, investigators say he was more likely acting outside of any organized terror cell. >> now, your insta-weather-plus forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> before we get to the weather, there is our polar bear watch camera at the exhibit at the maryland zoo. one guy is sleeping there, and join the nice cloudy, cool weather we have had so far. i circled some of the clouds around the baltimore area, and you can see some sprinkles move in west-to-east across the area. the real rain chances of somethi

sarkozy will handle it properly, and i'm sure the opposition will too. but the key message, which i'm sure they'll be putting out, will be there is an islamist menace, but in no way must we associate the muslim population as a whole with what has happened. >> hugh, thank you very much, hugh schofield in paris. let's get other news, starting in mexico. a big earthquake hit much of the southwest of the country. it had a magnitude of 7.4. it was centered in guerrero state, but serious tremors also felt in the capital of mexico city. no reports of any deaths. the bbc's will grant reports from mexico city. >> from the moment the earthquake struck mexico city, it was clear it was a very powerful one. buildings shook violently for more than a minute, forcing office workers and residents to flee into the streets for safety. in the parliament building, too, the country's deputies headed for the doors as quickly as possible. there was some damage in the capital, including to a pedestrian bridge and a number of buildings. but in the main, people were simply shaken

is campaigning for tighter immigration laws could this tragedy do you think when sarkozy some votes. you see immigration. economic outsourcing and insecurity are all linked in the french you know indifference division of the world to the minutes globalization and quite frankly would. anger and this is defiance if if from. very high it can be growth because precisely i mean in countries where. it can be groups. in new immigrants new people are seen as new opportunities for the local people that's what you see in singapore and only known can the local population quite welcoming but in france because of these past police sees it and he sees the gross doesn't exist so you have a lot of people think the presence of the of the immigrants and immigrants feel that they are not welcome so they turn to aggressive actions so the immigrants they come to france they feel they're not welcome there's a lack of economic a job opportunities there but then they resort to some form of aggression surely surely it should be a case of if you are a visitor in a country that is not your native land then per

french president nicolas sarkozy has called for the gunman responsible for the country's worst terror act in years to be buried in france without argument he was responding to comments from the mayor of. to lose to describe mohammad merah funeral as protests in appropriate algeria where the terrorists father was born denied permission for a burial there due to security reasons iraq killed seven people including three children before being shot dead in a standoff with police last week. and time for the money markets with r.t. to a new bushel i understand the world's top bond fund now prefers russia to america yes is a better investment according to pimco founder bill gross he sees better value in russia's five year bonds and u.s. treasuries after the putin government yes they held the biggest emerging market placement in several years two key reasons given are high g.d.p. growth in russia and very low public good now the world's emerging superpowers of creating an alternative to the world bank which they say has unfair monetary policies poised towards the developed world they also agre

debate nicolas sarkozy defended his campaign promise to reduce the number of annual immigrants and place tighter control on welfare benefits sarkozy's trailing behind the socialist party candidate in the elections and is competing for conservative voters with the country's far right nominee. the man who confessed to the massacre of the norwegian island of you toy last july has been formally charged with terrorism anders breivik dressed as a policeman and planted a bomb in oslo that killed eight before travelling on to the island and shooting dead sixty nine more people at the youth camp his trial starts on april sixteenth whether or not he's diagnosed as insane. giving peace a chance in tackling syria and iran may be on president obama's mind right now but that's not the case for some of his signature compatriots in congress john mccain's call for airstrikes against assad isn't the first time a veteran senate has chosen troops over talks but as artie's christine freezer reports next he's not alone either. they stick together through thick and thin from the queensland to the holy land fro

having live pictures here on our in yet here they are excuse me that you apologize or president sarkozy now addressing those in attendance for the three paratroopers and their funeral there in toulouse the gunman the man it named as mohammed merah is reported to be a french national of algerian origin and claims he belongs to al qaeda and actually to avenge palestinian children police are hunting for a complicated and have detained several members of his family including his brother after they discovered explosives in his car meanwhile early wednesday morning the bodies of four victims of the shooting were flown to israel where the funerals took place in jerusalem french and israeli foreign ministers were among those attending investigative journalist of michelle cornwell says france's military campaigns abroad are to blame for dividing people and promoting hatred. this is a political problem this is a policy of obama because he and nato and it's not a question of jew or muslim or it is not that you have any jews or i.q. using the state of israel and you know some muslims who are cooper

have been hunting grounds accomplices but with no direct link soviet being found president nicolas sarkozy for the meantime about a crackdown on radical islam ism after the toulouse massacre said he was inspired by al qaeda president sarkozy is running for the second term for france's top job next month and as our reports cases become a key tool to score political points. mohamed merah was killed by police after thirty two hours seizure and to lose his life may have ended that day but his story has given france's presidential hopefuls an excuse for electioneering with ever more radical rhetoric. that's given rise to a huge political debate and what's needed to the foreground of the discourse is marriage as a background sheet to nearly from now on anyone who regularly consults internet sites which promote terror or hatred or violence will be sentenced to prison any person going abroad for the purposes of indoctrination in terrorist ideology will be criminally punished so that's in addition to sarkozy's policy of stripping foreign born criminals of their citizenship further tightening border

sarkozy and food in recent days.t week, the french president's entourage was pummeled with eggs on a campaign stop. sarkozy is seeking reelection and trying to recover from the worst poll scores of nimodern day french president. it remains to be seen how this latest incident will affect his campaign. also, we should report that this isn't the first incident involving one of the sarkozy off spaeupbg recent hrerbgs pierre sarkozy, the 26-year-old son, caused stir in january when he had to be flown home in a government plane after an apparent bout of food poisoning. we're not making this up. no word, though, jen kwrarbgs on if the food poisoning, what he was eating, was either tomatoes or eggs! we'll leave that again for speculation. jenna: i have to admit, my brother and i, we got in trouble for throwing things off the bowl connie at our house. not a tomato, but little pebbles and things like that. see, i wasn't the president's daughter. that's what makes the difference, if your dad runs a country! my brother and i, we

we have president sarkozy saying there must not be revenge and retribution. is that a theory that there could be a turn against some in the community there? >> it is possible, i suppose. what we are seeing is unity across the country with all sides coming together, jews and christians and muslims have been marching together. it has created unity in awful circumstances. you have got to watch the battle on the right. president sarkozy is trailing in the polls. he needs the crucial votes from the far right. his talk about immigration, identity, religion played well on the right. his handling of this crisis will play well. we will see if he gets a bump in the polls. he has gotten more exposure that he would have gotten this week because he has been managing the running of the crisis. he met the policemen involved. >> thank you. here in the u.s., the killing of an armed black teenager by a narrow but what volunteer has sparked national debate. george zimmerman shot treyvon martin in florida last month. he has not been charged. this has led to the police chief temp

sarkozy has promised to use all means possible to catch the perpetrator. crudes at -- crowds in cairo for the funeral of the coptic pope shenouda. queen elizabeth will make a personal address to both houses of parliament in london. and she speaks in -- as part of a traditional dialogue. our royal correspondent explains. >> each of the jubilee's has been marked by the presentation of addresses at the houses of parliament and a speech in reply. in 1977, it was the occasion for possibly the most overtly political remark of the queen's reign. this subject -- subject was the desire and ability of the united kingdom remaining united. >> i cannot forget i was crowned queen of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. perhaps this jubilee is a time to remind ourselves of the benefits the union has conferred at home and in our international dealings on the inhabitants of all parts of this united kingdom. >> the queen's views about keeping the u.k. together are thought to have changed since 1977. given the sensitivity about scotland, it seems safe to

>> yes, something i have heard today among people. -- aseel that the debate president sarkozy searches out the votes for his reelection. immigration and integration. the jewish community are very angry about that today. creating division in france, they say, unnecessarily. going in a different direction, to focus on the issues they feel are more important and the economy, rather than what they consider to be a cynical attempt to win over those from the far right. >> thank you. in syria, there seems to be no end to the fighting and the killing. now, fresh battles between pro and anti-government forces have been reported. the international community still struggles to speak with one voice on the crisis, but for the first time, russia may be joining other countries in pushing to get more aid for those caught up in the violence. we have that story. >> the aftermath of what witnesses say was a major gun battle this morning in a neighborhood of damascus. opposition groups say rebel fighters from the freeze syrian army were trying to attack a house -- from the free syria army were trying to a

president nicolas sarkozy called for national unity as the to lose a siege comes to an end. come t-- tolouse siege comes to an end. >> the coroner's report says that whitney houston died of accidental drowning. >> several thousand people have taken part in a rally in the american state of florida to demanded the arrest of a crime watch volunteer who shot a teenager dead. the chief of police to temporarily step down and it's the anger over the handling of the case. people would not be pacified by the police chief's temporary resignation. >> it is clear of the -- it is clear that the parents are looking for the arrest of mr. zimmerman. it might have just momentarily calmed the waters. they think that they have been treated unfairly with mr. zimmerman remaining free and not under arrest. >> what should be done? this is all about george zimmerman not being charged and the question of the stand your ground law. explain to people who got on at -- who do not understand. >> the law really is part of a larger law called the council law which allows people to defend themselves with we

president sarkozy has lifted the security level. it was pretty high anyway because this is a region where there are a lot of paratroopers based in southwestern france but it's been raised to the scarlet level. since the shootings of the three soldiers in fact, soldiers have been warned not to leave their barracks wearing uniforms while this gunman, this serial killer is still on the loose, erin. >> it's pretty amazing what has happened. and here in the united states, this is incredible. the number of anti-semitic incidents is on the rise. there had been a recent downward trend, but in 2010, which was the most recent data we were able to get today, there were 1,239 anti-semitic incidents. that's designed as assaults, threats or vandalism against a person of jewish faith because of his or her religion. a poll from the same group last year found that 15% of americans, nearly 35 million adults, hold deeply anti-semitic views which is an increase of 3% from the year before. so how big of an issue is this? how concerned should we be about