It catalogued 387 anti-Semitic attacks worldwide and cited among the causes growing fears in Europe and elsewhere linked to mass immigration, economic hardship and opposition to Israel's policies towards the Palestinians. In the United States, the study noted among other factors, far-right groups and increasing hostility on campuses toward Jewish students who support Israel as fuelling anti-Semitism there. The report said France, home to Europe's largest Jewish community, had seen a 74% rise in violent anti-Semitism and Germany a 70% increase. The report said those increases were driven especially by the rise of far-right movements and anti-Semitic sentiment among those countries' growing Muslim population. More than a million migrants, mostly Muslims fleeing conflicts in the Middle East, have moved to Germany since 2015.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 01, 2019 15:56 UTC