Hanukkah Antisemitism Highlights Fear Among Jews

Last week we celebrated Hanukkah. Here in Israel, we did so openly, unashamedly and without fear. Shops were filled with doughnuts from the minute Sukkot was over, rather like Easter eggs appearing in the stores across the UK as soon as the Christmas trees have come down. The run up to the Festival of Lights is simply a joy. Huge hanukkiot pop up on street corners as the holiday nears and everyone gets into the spirit, dusting down their own hanukkiot, wrapping presents and buying doughnuts.