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Though the Jewish community in South Korea is virtually non-existent, South Korea had no traditional antisemitism until North Korean propaganda made caricatures of the “American imperialists” and “Japanese colonialists" as well as Jewish caricatures of hooked noses, unkempt facial hair that have bore similarities with Nazi Germany’s depiction of Jews during World War II.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nknews.org/2014/06/how-north-korea-has-been-arming-palestinian-militants-for-decades/ | title=How North Korea has been arming Palestinian militants for decades | publisher=NK News | accessdate=10 November 2015 | author=Benjamin R. Young}}</ref> Similarly in North Korea, North Korean leader [[Kim Jong-un]] gave state officials copies of ''[[Mein Kampf]]'' as gifts on his birthday in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2013/0619/Do-Asian-readers-know-about-the-anti-Semitism-in-Mein-Kampf | title=Do Asian readers know about the anti-Semitism in 'Mein Kampf'? | publisher=Christian Science Monitor | date=June 19, 2013 | accessdate=10 November 2015}}</ref> In contemporary South Korea, fringe anti-American extremist groups and far left ideologues have promoted Jewish conspiracy , but antisemitism has not become a widespread phenomenon in South Korea due to South Korea’s little knowledge of Jews and as well as lack of historical contact with a sizable Jewish population.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nknews.org/2014/06/how-north-korea-has-been-arming-palestinian-militants-for-decades/ | title=How North Korea has been arming Palestinian militants for decades | publisher=NK News | accessdate=10 November 2015 | author=Benjamin R. Young}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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In February 2007, a best-selling Korean comic book written by Rhie Won-bok from a series called “Distant Countries and Neighboring Countries" was defined as anti-Semitic in a U.S. State Department report. A contemporary global anti-semitism was submitted to the U.S. Congress on where the State Department stated that the book “recycles various Jewish conspiracy theories, such as Jewish control of the media, Jews profiting from war, and Jews causing the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks.” Two examples of anti-Semitism were found in the book where a comic strip that showed a newspaper, a magazine, a television, and a radio, each with a Star of David, that was , “In a word, American public debate belongs to the Jews, and it’s no exaggeration to say that [U.S. media] are the voices of the Jews.” A second strip identified a man climbing a hill and then facing a brick wall inscribed with a Star of David and a STOP sign. The caption reads, “The final obstacle [to success] is always a fortress called Jews.”<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/bloggish/item/welcome_to_south_korea_enjoy_our_gratuitously_anti_semitic_comic_books | title=Welcome to South Korea— enjoy our gratuitously anti-Semitic comic books! | publisher=Jewish Journal | date=March 25, 2008 | accessdate=10 November 2015}}</ref> |
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In May 2014, a survey by the [[Anti-Defamation League]] found that South Korea was the third most anti-Semitic country in Asia, behind only Malaysia and Aremnia with 53% of South Koreans espoused negative stereotypes about Jews where 59 percent of South Koreans believe that “Jews have too much power in the business world” and 57 percent are convinced that “Jews have too much power in international financial markets.”<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/192372#.VkI93PlMepQ</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://thediplomat.com/2014/05/why-is-south-korea-so-anti-semitic/ | title=Why is South Korea So Anti-Semitic? | publisher=The Diplomat | date=May 15, 2014 | accessdate=10 November 2015 | author=Zachary Keck}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4679190,00.html | title=Anti-Semitic stereotypes surface in South Korean media | publisher=Ynet News | date=14 July 2015 | accessdate=10 November 2015}}</ref> |
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On July 9th 2015, The South Korean chemical company [[Cheil Industries|Cheil]] announced plans to acquire [[Samsung C&T]] for $8 billion, in a transaction viewed as consolidating Samsung heir [[Lee Jae-yong]]'s control over the Samsung Group. In a long-standing dispute between Singer and members of the [[Lee Kun-hee|Lee family]] over a merger between [[Samsung]] and [[Cheil Industries]], Samsung published numerous depictions of Singer as an [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[vulture]] on its corporate website.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Power|first1=John|title=Pictured: The 'offensive' Samsung cartoons of Jewish U.S. hedge fund boss which sparked anti-Semitism row in South Korea|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3164975/Pictured-offensive-Samsung-cartoons-Jewish-U-S-hedge-fund-boss-sparked-anti-Semitism-row-South-Korea.html|accessdate=14 October 2015|work=The Daily Mail|date=17 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Geoffrey|title=Vitriol pays off as Samsung wins key merger vote against Singer|url=http://fortune.com/2015/07/17/samsung-anti-semitism-merger-samsung-ct-singer-elliott/|accessdate=14 October 2015|work=Fortune|date=17 July 2015}}</ref> The cartoons were denounced by Singer and others as [[antisemitism|antisemitic]]. [[Elliott Associates]], an American hedge fund that owned 7.1% of Samsung C&T's stock sparked an anti-semitic backlash in South Korean media citing disproportionate Jewish influence and blamed Jews for attempting to block the merger of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T as well as bringing up economic antisemitic canards where one South Korean columnist wrote that "Jewish money has long been known to be ruthless and merciless."[[Anti-Defamation League]] National director, [[Abraham Foxman]] and the [[The Simon Wiesenthal Center]] condemned the remarks and called on Samsung to issue an apology, to which Samsung issued on July 13th.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Jewish-organizations-call-on-Samsung-to-denounce-accusations-of-Jewish-cabal-blocking-deal-408729 | title=Jewish organizations call on Samsung to denounce accusations of Jewish cabal blocking deal | publisher=Jerusalem Post | accessdate=13 July 2015 | author=Sokol, Sam}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/07/13/samsung-apologies-for-antisemitic-comments-about-jews-blocking-merger-deal/ | title=Samsung Condemns Antisemitism After South Korean Media Blames ‘Jewish Money’ for Opposition to Merger Deal | publisher=The Algemeiner | date=13 July 2015 | accessdate=13 July 2015 | author=JULY 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/fight-over-one-of-the-worlds-largest-tech-companies-turns-anti-semitic/ | title=Fight over one of the world’s largest tech companies turns anti-Semitic | date=July 9, 2015 | accessdate=13 July 2015 | author=HAVIV RETTIG GUR}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Antisemitism by country or region|South Korea]] |
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