From:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogrom:

"directed against a particular group, whether ethnic, religious, or other, and characterized by the killing and destruction of their homes, businesses, and religious centers. The term in English is often used to denote extensive violence against Jews — either spontaneous or premeditated — but it has also been applied to similar incidents against other minority groups."

The word "pogrom" Russian: погром came from the verb громить, Russian pronunciation: [grɐˈmʲitʲ] "to destroy, to wreak havoc, to demolish violently".

At Easter in Russia, Orthodox priests would rail against the Jews who were blamed for killing Jesus, and would whip their congregations into such a frenzy that no Jewish person's life or property was safe after that.

Mobs would go out, looking to wreak havoc on any unsuspecting, and completely innocent Jew, just because of their ethnicity and their religion.

It was also a "safe place" for the church to deflect any anger these people might harbor against the monarchy or the military.

Therefore, it is painfully correct and ironic that Issacharoff characterizes these attacks against peaceful Palestinians by the very people who should understand the bitter fruit of discrimination for any reason, as a "pogrom".