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Gov't report tallies 3,027 incidents last year, up from 2,351 in 2020, with vast majority related to right-wing extremism; Islamic extremist antisemitism also up slightly
3,027 antisemitic incidents were registered last year, up from 2,351 in 2020, according to the German government's annual report.
In Germany, antisemitism was relatedly mostly to right-wing extremism, but Islamic extremist antisemitism was also up in 2021.
German police reported a total of 2,275 anti-Semitic hate crimes — an average of six per day — in 2020, according to preliminary data provided by the federal government. The tally represents a more than 10% increase over the number of anti-Semitic crimes reported in 2019... Police were able to identify 1,367 suspects — but only five individuals were ultimately arrested. It remains unclear why so few perpetrators have faced legal consequences for their crimes, especially when government officials repeatedly claim that fighting anti-Semitism is a top priority. A reason may be that it is p...