Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Germany: ‘Explosion’ of anti-Semitic, anti-Israel crimes



Via the Times of Israel:
An exponential rise in anti-Israel crimes in Germany committed by foreigners and immigrants in 2014 points to an urgent need for action, a German politician says.

The government should support Arab and Muslim groups engaged in education against anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, Green Party parliamentarian Volker Beck said in a statement after the government release of statistics showing a marked increase in both anti-Semitic and anti-Israel crimes last year.

Responding to Beck’s official query, the government reported last week that crimes under the category of “Israel-Palestinian Conflict” increased from a total of 41 in 2013 to 575 in 2014. Of these, 331 were “politically motivated crimes committed by foreigners,” and 91 were violent crimes; the previous year, there were no violent crimes registered in this category.

In a statement, Beck noted that while most anti-Semitic crimes can be traced to right-wing extremists, last year’s “frightening explosion” of anti-Israel crimes and rise in anti-Semitic crimes after the summer 2014 Gaza conflict were in part traced to perpetrators of Muslim or Arab background.  more

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