German Chancellor and head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference after the Saxony local election at the CDU party headquarters in Berlin, September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would do everything she could to fight anti-Semitism in Germany, amid reports of attacks and a spike in anti-Israel sentiment since the Gaza conflict.
In her weekly podcast, Merkel said she was alarmed that Jewish institutions in Germany still needed police protection and called for a big turnout at a rally against anti-Semitism that she was planning to address in Berlin next weekend.
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