The Berlin International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (BICSA) BICSA Working Paper Series, No. 1 The Burgas Attack and Antisemitism in Bulgaria by Elena Zaharieva Published in October 2012 Series Editor: Dr. Clemens Heni Director The Berlin International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (BICSA) www.bicsa.org List of Contents: Introduction ............................................................................................. 1 Antisemitism in political circles and in the media ................................... 2 Antisemitism among ordinary Bulgarians ............................................. 11 The Bulgarian reaction to the anti‐Israeli terrorist attack in Burgas ..... 22 Conclusion ............................................................................................. 30 Endnotes ................................................................................................ 32 BICSA Working Paper Series, No. 1 ‐ Elena Zaharieva Impressum/imprint BICSA working paper series, No. 1 ISSN 2194‐6231 Published in Germany October 2012 ©The Berlin International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (BICSA) Edition Critic Sophie‐Charlotten‐Str. 9‐10 14059 Berlin Fax +49 (0)3212 1415566
[email protected] BICSA would like to thank Leslie Lebl, Connecticut, for editorial help with this working paper. BICSA Working Paper Series, No. 1 ‐ Elena Zaharieva About the Berlin International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (BICSA) We have faced high waves of antisemitism in the last years, especially since the second Intifada in 2000, and the horror of 9/11. From the Gaza flotilla in May 2010 to the Iranian threat, from Nazi marches in Latvia or Hungary to the obfuscation of the Holocaust, from antisemitic and anti‐Zionist rallies in Berlin, London, San Fran‐ cisco to scholarly works on “Islamophobia,” promoting, supporting or downplaying Islamism and Islamic Jihad: antisemitism is still an issue, 67 years after National Socialism and Auschwitz. The Berlin International Center for the Study of Antisemit ism (BICSA) will provide scholarly research.