German lawmakers voted today (January 18, 2018) to appoint a commissioner to coordinate the government fight against anti-Semitism, and to implement tougher laws on anti-Semitism, according to the Jewish Press website.
The measure created the commissioner post to develop and implement a strategy to root out anti-Jewish sentiment and crime.
Anti-Semitism is rising significantly in Germany and incidents were seen at recent pro-Palestinian Authority demonstrations in Berlin, among other sites.
An increasing number of anti-Semitic incidents taking place in Germany are being carried out by Muslim migrants from the Middle East and North Africa, as Germany accepted more than a million migrants during the past two years. Some German Jews avoid going outside in public, while many others hide the fact that they are Jewish, for fear of being attacked.
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