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Annual anti-Semitism Report Finds Spike in Number of Jews Murdered Worldwide
01.05.2019, Anti-Semitism More Jews were murdered in anti-Semiitc attacks around the world in 2018 than in any other year over the past several decades, according to a report published Wednesday by Tel Aviv University's Kantor Center.
The report, compiled together with the European Jewish Congress, also found a rise in the number of anti-Semitic incidents defined by the Kantor Center as violent and severe – 387 in 2018 – a 13 percent rise compared to the previous year.
The violent incidents counted in the report include vandalism, threats, arson and use of a weapon. At least 138 people were attacked for anti-Semitic motives in 2018 worldwide. There were also 104 reported cases of damage to private property.
According to the report, the situation is at its worst in Western European countries, especially in Germany, where an uptick of 70 percent in violent, anti-Semitic incidents was recorded. The country with the highest number of anti-Semitic incidents that were defined as severe is the United States, which, with a Jewish population of 5,700,000 Jews, is home to the largest Jewish population in the world after Israel.
More than 100 serious anti-Semitic incidents took place in the United States in 2018, the report states. Following the United States on the list of serious incidents is the United Kingdom (with 68 incidents reported in 2018), France and Germany (with 35 incidents each) and Canada (20 incidents).
More than 100 serious anti-Semitic incidents took place in the United States in 2018, the report states. Following the United States on the list of serious incidents is the United Kingdom (with 68 incidents reported in 2018), France and Germany (with 35 incidents each) and Canada (20 incidents).
By Ofer Aderet
Haaretz
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