BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
The RIAS group said it recorded 994 incidents, which is an average of 29 incidents per day and an increase of 320% compared to the same time period in 2022.
Many Jews in Germany experienced antisemitic incidents in their everyday lives and even those who weren't exposed to any antisemitic incidents reported feelings of insecurity and fear, said RIAS, which is an abbreviation in German for the Department for Research and Information on Antisemitism.
RIAS said that 59 reported incidents related to homes or people's living environment.
Jewish students reported cases in which fellow students blamed them personally for Israel’s politics.
Persons:
RIAS, “, ” RIAS, Israel's staunchest, ”, Ruth Hatlapa, David
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BERLIN, Department for Research, David
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Germany, Israel, Giessen, Berlin, RIAS