A shooting at a California synagogue over the weekend, just the latest in a string of recent attacks on houses of worship, underscores a worrying trend: anti-Semitic hate crimes are on the rise throughout the West. The prevalence of such crimes have risen sharply in the US, Germany, and France over the past few years. Here's a look different publics' perceptions of anti-Semitism in their country.
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