Anti-Islam voices grow louder in Germany, worrying leaders
(The Christian Science Monitor) When German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned a rash of hate-mongering on the streets of Dresden Monday, it was the second time in just months that she’s had to appeal to the public to act with tolerance.
While in both cases, protests against religious minorities have been led by fringe movements, they are testing a tradition of welcome that has been firmly in place in post-World War II Germany.
Merkel made her first plea this summer, after Israel’s actions in Gaza led to tense protests across Europe, some marked by anti-Semitism. But the hateful tone shocked Germany the most.
