Germany sees 20% rise in anti-Semitic crime in 2018, blames far right
Anti-Semitic crime rose by almost 20% in Germany last year, the interior minister said on Tuesday, blaming most incidents on individuals espousing far-right world views.
German Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and Holger Muench, Chief Commissioner of Germany's Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Federal Crime Office, attend a news conference on politically motivated crimes in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2019.(photo credit: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE/REUTERS)ByREUTERS