Germany averaged four anti-Semitic crimes per day in 2017, report says

[Behind the Aegis]

The rising trend of anti-Semitic crimes in Germany shows no signs of abating, according to a newspaper report on last year's crime statistics that was published on Sunday.

In 2017, German police registered a total of 1,453 crimes that targeted Jews or Jewish institutions, reported German newspaper Tagesspiegel, citing figures from the German government. The data was compiled in response to an inquiry from Bundestag vice president and Left party lawmaker Petra Pau.

Last year's crimes included 32 acts of violence, 160 instances of property damage, and 898 cases of incitement.

The German government expects the figures to rise even further since the data provided by the states is not yet final, the paper said.

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[Dorian Gray]

1. Tragic

Anti-everything fervor is rising, and it's scary.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. Putin's latest target

Germany has been too sane in the face of Brexit, TrumPutin and GOPers, Marine Le Pen of France. Putin and his oligarchs do not want opposition to global looting.

Mid-terms here are important.

[EllieBC]

3. But remember in Germany they'll say if it is related to ME issues it is not

antisemitism. Pathetic assholes.