JERUSALEM, Israel -- A new report on anti-Semitic trends worldwide named France the most dangerous country in the world for Jews.
Anti-Semitic attacks in France doubled in 2014 compared to the previous year.
The study, carried out by the Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Ministry, was released over the weekend to coincide with Tuesday's observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) presented the report, which highlights the link between the global rise in anti-Semitism and the campaign to delegitimize Israel crisscrossing international borders.
In a statement following the report's presentation, Bennett pointed out that Islamists are the "main instigators" behind the majority of anti-Semitic incidents.
"It is radical Islam that is acting as the bridge for these two racist beliefs," the statement read, saying Muslim extremists "use any perverted excuse to further their goal, which is the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people."
For the first time in its history, the United Nations General Assembly hosted an informal meeting last week on the global rise of anti-Semitism.
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