REUTERS/Tobias Schlie/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Antisemitism has risen in Germany since Hamas's attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, the head of a German anti-discrimination think-tank said, warning that Germans had become too willing to ignore their own past crimes and criticise Israel.
Sociologist Beate Kuepper said 5.7% of the population showed antisemitic attitudes, three times the level of two years ago.
"In these debates, the role of Israel-related antisemitism was diminished," he said.
"They said it was fine to criticise Israel from the country of the Shoah."
"In many milieus that see themselves as progressive, anti-Israel positions are almost a matter of good taste," Lelle said.
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Tobias Schlie, Israel, Nikolas Lelle, Antonio Amadeu Foundation's, Beate Kuepper, Adolf Hitler's Nazis, Lelle, David, Felix Klein, Thomas Escritt, Rachel More, Alex Richardson
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