the 2006 Lebanon War was "fanning the flames of anti-Semitism." Chávez portrayed such accusations as propaganda. Public instances of antisemitism have occurred as well. An armed raid carried out by security forces in November on the Jewish elementary and high school in Caracas was described by the Stephen Roth Institute as "perhaps the most serious incident ever to have taken place in the history of the Jewish community." The Institute also stated that pro-Chavez supporters were responsible for frequent antisemitic incidents such as desecrations of and attacks on synagogues and graffitied slogans such as "Jews go home." Despite this, the United States Department of State stated in its 2005 report on International Religious Freedom that Venezuela is a "historically open society without significant anti-Semitism," while noting that "the Government and its supporters occasionally demonstrated possible anti-Semitism." The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has said that antisemitic behavior was not typical for Venezuela. See also Polish Venezuelan; mainly about Polish Jews immigrating to Venezuela List of Venezuelan Jews Israel–Venezuela relations History of the Jews in Curaçao References