it seems to be the only political
>question that the jewish community ever raises.

Do you even read the news?

i wasn't
>there. i could do nothing about it. even if i was there i
>could do nothing about it. the germans have apologised. The
>holocaust was a horrendous event brought about by economic
>inequalities and bigoted and racist policies on the part of
>the Nazi party in Germany 50 years ago. o.k. we understand all
>of this. would you like to add anything?

Those people are still alive (some of them) as are the perpetrators of those crimes who were never punished. Now reperations arent the be all and end all of my life. They barely enter into it. But a resurgence in anti-semitism does directly impact upon me. And somehow justifying it or brushing it under the carpet makes me feel nervous..