(IPT) In Amsterdam, where a Syrian refugee twice last year shattered the windows of a kosher restaurant, men leaving synagogue remind each other to remove their yarmulkes before going out into the street. It is too dangerous to be seen wearing one.
In France, where a teenager inspired by ISIS attempted to decapitate a Jewish teacher in 2016, Muslim youth have killed 10 people during the past six years simply for being Jews.
And in Germany, where the history of anti-Semitism runs deep, a new report from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) cites more than 100 anti-Semitic incidents in 2017 for which Muslims were responsible. Much of these, the report says, can be attributed to the arrival of more than 1 million Muslim refugees and immigrants since 2014. Others, however, point to a rise in anti-Semitism among radical right and radical left groups, resulting in 1,646 anti-Semitic incidents in 2018, including 62 physical attacks.
