Jewish Northern Irish boy physically attacked in history class over Holocaust

It is an all Ireland problem,which seems to transcend tribal differences. Irish Unionists and Nationalists seem to have a very strong racist streak.I can see major difficulties later as non white immigrants are attacked and discriminated against and I fear that it will be very difficult to support further immigrants against racist hooligans. The EU,Governments and churches need to move quickly to educate and persuade the locals of the benefits of immigration.

People who push their Shoes between Doors, shouldn`t be Surprised when they get them Slammed On! Using "Human Rights" as a Means of Passive Sociopolitical Militancy; Makes One just another Sectarian Rival, not a Holy Christian Martyr !

What is so terribly awful today is after WWII and all that we know that people have still not come to the understanding that this kind of discrimination or ANY kind is wrong and there is no excuse for this from the children, or the parents who taught these children that this even might be right. I am appalled at what happened.

SHAME ON THE SCHOOL, THE TEACHERS, THE CHILDREN WHO BULLIED THIS CHILD AND THE PARENTS WHO REALLY NEED TO TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLAIN....."THEIR BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD, GO I"

How can anyone pretend to be surprised? Bullying like this is a direct expression of the fact that Ireland is one of the most anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli countries in Europe, politically and socially. It's enormously hypocritical to feign shock when school-children reflect the hostile attitudes and behaviors of their parents and leaders.

What kind of teacher would let this sort of thing go on. The teacher should put the Holocaust into a perspective these little brats can understand. Instead of it being Jews that were put to death, make it the Irish from Northern Ireland. Make these kids see how it would affect them if it happened now and happened to them. The Holocaust is happened and these children should be made to understand it.

@Skylar5, it is discouraging. With all the awareness about bullying, the talk about how to stop the bullying, and the tragic deaths of children who have already committed suicide, we still have this kind of thing going on. It's like being back at Square One. It's sad, shameful, and disgusting to see kids with no empathy for others and adults who do little or nothing to prevent and stop the bullying. Btw: kids should know that many thousands of civilian Catholics were killed by the Nazis, not to mention all the Catholic soldiers who died protecting their countries from Hitler and his Nazi thugs. Plenty of dead German Catholic soldiers, too.

This is absolutely disgusting that these bratty children are able to bully this boy. His lineage has him sharing are very dark part of history and instead of being tortured again, he should be commended for sharing that history of his ancestry. It is a shame the other children are to ignorant that they do not realize the gift he gave when he opened his history to them. This was his great-great grandparents for God's sake killed by another Bully in history - Hitler. This treatment of an intelligent little boy is very sickening to me. SHAME SHAME

Stories such as this make it difficult for me to have any faith in humanity. It's so disheartening. I believe there is more goodness than evil in the world but, then again, I'm not so sure.