Germany Slams 'Anti-Semitic' Demos and Hamas 'Terrorist Attacks'
3 years, 10 months ago

Germany Slams 'Anti-Semitic' Demos and Hamas 'Terrorist Attacks'

News 18  

Germany on Friday said rockets fired by Hamas at Israel amount to “terrorist attacks” and warned it would not tolerate “anti-Semitic” demonstrations on its own soil as the conflict intensified in the Middle East. “These are terrorist attacks that have only one goal: to kill people indiscriminately and arbitrarily and to spread fear,” Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert told a government press conference. On Thursday around 1,500 people gathered in the northern city of Bremen calling for “freedom for Palestine” in a protest which proceeded without incident, according to local police. “Those who burn Star of David flags in our streets and shout anti-Semitic slogans not only abuse the freedom to demonstrate, but are committing crimes,” he told the popular Bild daily.

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The World After Gaza by Pankaj Mishra: Is Germany’s Nazi Legacy Still Shaping its Ties with Israel?
2 weeks, 5 days ago

The World After Gaza by Pankaj Mishra: Is Germany’s Nazi Legacy Still Shaping its Ties with Israel?

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 12, 2025 08:17 IST - 8 MINS READ In his pages on the trial of Eichmann in Germany and Israel, Daniel Marwecki describes how visions of Israel as a new embodiment of Jewish power also awakened not so long dormant German fantasies. Die Welt regretted German ‘infamies’ about the Jewish people: the belief that they were ‘without …

ALEX BRUMMER: With anti-Semitism on the rise, this royal visit to Auschwitz by King Charles to could not be more timely
2 months ago

ALEX BRUMMER: With anti-Semitism on the rise, this royal visit to Auschwitz by King Charles to could not be more timely

Daily Mail  

With world leaders gathering to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz today, their sober reflection on the terrible crimes against the Jewish people by the Nazis could not be more timely. Auschwitz represents the apotheosis of such hatred and do all we can to stamp it out, writes Alex Brummer People attend a pro-Palestinian protest in Krakow …

Germany: Berlin Police asks Jews and LGBTQs to stay away from Arab areas
4 months, 1 week ago

Germany: Berlin Police asks Jews and LGBTQs to stay away from Arab areas

Op India  

On Tuesday, 19th November, Berlin’s police chief in Germany warned the Jews and LGBTQ+ people, and said that they should not disclose their identities in the Arab neighborhoods where people have sympathies for the terrorist groups. “There are areas of the city, we need to be perfectly honest here, where I would advise people who wear a kippah or are …

Attack on Israeli fans in Amsterdam was 'poisonous cocktail of anti-Semitism and hooliganism': Mayor Femke Halsema
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Attack on Israeli fans in Amsterdam was 'poisonous cocktail of anti-Semitism and hooliganism': Mayor Femke Halsema

Firstpost  

Mayor Femke Halsema was speaking at an emergency meeting of the Amsterdam city council days after the Dutch capital was rocked by violence between Israeli football fans and men on scooters in several areas of the city. The attacks on Israeli fans after a football match in Amsterdam last week were a “poisonous cocktail” of anti-Semitism with hooliganism on both …

Why is Germany supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why is Germany supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

The answer lies in Germany’s history – but it is not, as many assume tied to efforts to atone for the Nazi Holocaust and ensure that it never happens again. Her only “crime” was walking alone with a placard reading: “As an Israeli and as a Jew, stop the genocide in Gaza.” Within the same month, more than a hundred …

Hate speech against Jews surges more than a third after Oct 7 attacks
5 months ago

Hate speech against Jews surges more than a third after Oct 7 attacks

The Telegraph  

Hate speech targeting Jewish people on social media surged by more than a third in the year following Israel’s military response to the Hamas October 7 attacks, a report has found. Analysis of social media platforms such as X, TikTok and Facebook, showed an 86 per cent surge in posts attacking Jews in the first three weeks after Oct 7. …

Anti-Semitic hate crimes overtake Islamophobic incidents in London
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-Semitic hate crimes overtake Islamophobic incidents in London

The Telegraph  

A spokesman added: “Over the past year, most of this protest activity has continued to take place peacefully and without issue, but where we have seen incidents of criminality occur, officers have been on hand to respond swiftly and gather evidence to support prosecutions. “This includes arrests at assemblies, processions, direct action and post-event protest arrest, when someone has been …

'Tsunami of anti-Semitism' stirs fears of dark days for Jews
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Tsunami of anti-Semitism' stirs fears of dark days for Jews

Raw Story  

Surging anti-Semitism since Hamas's October 7 attack sparked the war in Gaza recalls the run-up to World War II, with fear spreading through Jewish communities worldwide, top European and US envoys warned this week. "We have seen a tsunami of anti-Semitism really rolling across Europe and the globe," said Katharina von Schnurbein, the European Commission's coordinator on combating anti-Semitism and …

German police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Berlin university
10 months, 1 week ago

German police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Berlin university

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German police cleared about 150 pro-Palestinian demonstrators from a Berlin university faculty on Thursday, ending one of a wave of student-led protests across Europe over Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas. Student Coalition Berlin, the group which organized the protest, called in a statement posted on social media for the university to “take an active role in …

‘We Jews are just arrested; Palestinians are beaten’: Protesters in Germany
11 months, 4 weeks ago

‘We Jews are just arrested; Palestinians are beaten’: Protesters in Germany

Al Jazeera  

In Germany, phrases including ‘from the river to the sea’ are banned and police are arresting people for using them. Free speech under attack in Germany Palestinian protesters seem to be bearing the brunt of police crackdowns on protests in Germany – “We Jews are just getting arrested, the Palestinians are being beaten,” Hefets says. Earlier this month, Berlin police …

Pro-Palestine protesters are turning London into a 'no-go zone for Jews', claims Britain's counter-extremism tsar as he blasts the Government for letting extremists go 'unchallenged for too long'
1 year ago

Pro-Palestine protesters are turning London into a 'no-go zone for Jews', claims Britain's counter-extremism tsar as he blasts the Government for letting extremists go 'unchallenged for too long'

Daily Mail  

Pro-Palestine protesters are turning London into a 'no-go zone for Jews', Britain's counter-extremism tsar has claimed. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in London on October 14, 2023, in support of Gaza Robin Simcox slammed the Government for letting extremists go 'unchallenged for too long', allowing extremist groups to fester Writing in the Telegraph, Mr Simcox said Britain has a 'permissive environment for …

From Berlinale to Eurovision, anger over Gaza clouds Europe's cultural events
1 year, 1 month ago

From Berlinale to Eurovision, anger over Gaza clouds Europe's cultural events

Firstpost  

Sanzgiri’s is one of at least three films that were withdrawn by their creators, while other events at the festival also saw artists pulling out Indian-American filmmaker Suneil Sanzgiri was set to showcase his film about anti-colonial resistance against the Portuguese empire at this month’s Berlinale film festival but dropped out. Sanzgiri’s is one of at least three films that …

Auschwitz survivor decries rise of the far right and increased antisemitism in Germany
1 year, 1 month ago

Auschwitz survivor decries rise of the far right and increased antisemitism in Germany

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A Jewish survivor of the Auschwitz death camp told Germany’s parliament Wednesday that she is appalled by the rising strength of the far right in the country and increasing antisemitism in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. “It pains me when schoolchildren are again afraid of going to …

German president calls for alliance against extremism as protests against far right draw thousands
1 year, 2 months ago

German president calls for alliance against extremism as protests against far right draw thousands

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s president called Monday for a broad “alliance against extremism” in the wake of a report about far-right discussions of deporting millions of immigrants that prompted protests by hundreds of thousands of people. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with employers and business associations, labor union leaders and others on to discuss social cohesion and the state of democracy in …

Antisemitic acts have risen sharply in Belgium and France since the Israel-Hamas war began
1 year, 2 months ago

Antisemitic acts have risen sharply in Belgium and France since the Israel-Hamas war began

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The number of antisemitic acts registered in France and Belgium rose sharply since Hamas’ attack on Israel triggered the war in Gaza, according to figures released Thursday in both countries. In France, data from the Interior ministry and the Jewish Community Protection Service watchdog showed that 1,676 antisemitic acts were reported in 2023, compared to 436 the previous …

Why is Germany so viciously anti-Palestinian?
1 year, 2 months ago

Why is Germany so viciously anti-Palestinian?

Al Jazeera  

German support for Israel is used as a cover to ramp up racist anti-immigration policies and downplay homegrown anti-Semitism. The German political elite has justified its stance with the alleged feeling of guilt for the Holocaust and the need to make amends by supporting Israel, considering its security “Germany’s reason of state”. A little more than a week later, a …

Thousands march in Europe in the latest rallies against antisemitism stoked by the war in Gaza
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands march in Europe in the latest rallies against antisemitism stoked by the war in Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of people marched in …

Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Several thousand people demonstrated against antisemitism in Berlin on Sunday as Germany grapples with a large increase in anti-Jewish incidents following Hamas’ attack on Israel two months ago. Police estimated that around 3,200 people gathered in the rain in the German capital, while organizers put the figure at 10,000, German news agency dpa reported. A group tracking antisemitism …

Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says
1 year, 4 months ago

Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. The RIAS group said it recorded 994 incidents, which is an average of 29 incidents per day and an increase of 320% compared to the same time period …

With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe’s Jews worry
1 year, 4 months ago

With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe’s Jews worry

Associated Press  

GENEVA — As he sits in Geneva, Michel Dreifuss does not feel all that far away from the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel’s subsequent bombardment of Gaza. “What really upsets me,” said Holocaust survivor Herbert Traube said at a Paris event commemorating the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the 1938 government-backed pogroms against Jews in Germany and …

With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe’s Jews worry
1 year, 4 months ago

With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe’s Jews worry

LA Times  

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Nov. 9 places flowers at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, known as the Holocaust Memorial, to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the November 1938 progroms in Germany and Austria. “What really upsets me,” said Holocaust survivor Herbert Traube said at a Paris event commemorating the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, …

Don't Use ‘Jihad’ Chants: UK Police Issue Warning To Israel-Hamas Protesters
1 year, 4 months ago

Don't Use ‘Jihad’ Chants: UK Police Issue Warning To Israel-Hamas Protesters

ABP News  

As another round of protests relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict hits the streets on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police in London is issuing leaflets advising demonstrators against using racist language or engaging in inciteful acts, which might lead to their detention, news agency PTI reported. In relation to the Hizb-ut-Tahrir group's scheduled static demonstration at the Egyptian Embassy in London, the …

German police raid homes of 17 people accused of posting antisemitic hate speech on social media
1 year, 4 months ago

German police raid homes of 17 people accused of posting antisemitic hate speech on social media

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German authorities on Tuesday raided the homes of 17 people in the state of Bavaria accused of spreading antisemitic hate speech and threats targeting Jews online. The suspects were said to have celebrated the attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7, and were accused of spreading hate speech against Jewish people on social media, …

French Holocaust survivors are recoiling at new antisemitism, and activists are pleading for peace
1 year, 4 months ago

French Holocaust survivors are recoiling at new antisemitism, and activists are pleading for peace

The Independent  

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German police raid Islamic centre over alleged ties to Iran, Hezbollah
1 year, 4 months ago

German police raid Islamic centre over alleged ties to Iran, Hezbollah

Al Jazeera  

Police target 54 sites in seven states. Minister says, ‘We are acting against Islamists, not against a religion or another state.’ Police in Germany have conducted raids at 54 sites across the country as part of an investigation into an Islamic centre for alleged links to Iran and the Tehran-backed group Hezbollah. The Ministry of the Interior said Thursday’s operation …

German police crack down on pro-Palestine rallies, raising alarm
1 year, 4 months ago

German police crack down on pro-Palestine rallies, raising alarm

Al Jazeera  

Officers seized several banners at a recent Berlin protest, fuelling fears that free expression does not extend to the Palestinian cause. “I said you could be arrested if you said those things under certain circumstances.” Asked what those circumstances might be, the officer told Al Jazeera, “I don’t want to get into this with you.” “There are certain symbols that …

Steinmeier says Arabs in Germany should distance themselves from Hamas
1 year, 4 months ago

Steinmeier says Arabs in Germany should distance themselves from Hamas

Al Jazeera  

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Germans of Arab and Palestinian descent should take steps to distance themselves from anti-Semitism and the Palestinian group Hamas as pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the country have triggered controversy. “Jews should never be made to account for Israel’s actions,” Hugh Lovatt, a foreign policy analyst with the European Council on Foreign Relations, said in a social …

Opinion: How jihadist groups are using the Israel-Hamas war to inspire and recruit lone wolf extremists
1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: How jihadist groups are using the Israel-Hamas war to inspire and recruit lone wolf extremists

LA Times  

A synagogue in Colorado was the target of a hate crime plot in 2019. Despite historical enmity between Hamas and the jihadist groups with broader ambitions, numerous Al Qaeda-linked groups heaped praise upon Hamas, while also taking the opportunity to celebrate the death of Israelis. Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, an Al Qaeda offshoot, celebrated the Oct. 7 attack, …

Germany announces complete ban of Hamas activities
1 year, 4 months ago

Germany announces complete ban of Hamas activities

Al Jazeera  

Hamas criticises announcement, says it shows Berlin in partnership with Israel on crimes against Palestinian people. In a statement on Thursday, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said she implemented a formal ban on activity by or in support of Hamas, which is already designated as a “terrorist” organisation in the country. “With Hamas, I have today completely banned the activities …

Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany: Why Tough German Laws Failed to Combat Anti-Semitism
1 year, 4 months ago

Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany: Why Tough German Laws Failed to Combat Anti-Semitism

News 18  

A German politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany party was arrested for allegedly displaying Nazi symbols, after “Sieg Heil” was heard coming from the headquarters of a fraternity to which he belongs. Key Laws Governing Hate Speech Here is a list of some laws that govern hate speech and Holocaust denial in Germany: Section 130: Section 130 of the …

Israel-Hamas War Sparks Wave of Antisemitism in Europe
1 year, 5 months ago

Israel-Hamas War Sparks Wave of Antisemitism in Europe

Live Mint  

BERLIN—A Star of David crudely daubed on the doors of Jewish homes in Berlin. The U.K., which harbored Jews fleeing continental Europe during World War II, has recorded at least 805 antisemitic incidents since the Hamas attacks, the highest ever across a 21-day period and more than the total for the first six months of the year, according to the …

Turkey’s Erdogan tells pro-Palestinian rally Israel is ‘an occupier’
1 year, 5 months ago

Turkey’s Erdogan tells pro-Palestinian rally Israel is ‘an occupier’

Al Jazeera  

Addressing hundreds of thousands of supporters, Erdogan accuses the West of being the main culprit in the war on Gaza. At a massive pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Israel was an occupier in its war in Gaza, and repeated his stance about Hamas not being a terrorist organisation. People gathered at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport for …

‘Complete censorship’: Germany’s Palestinian diaspora fights crackdown
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Complete censorship’: Germany’s Palestinian diaspora fights crackdown

Al Jazeera  

From bans on rallies and flags to arrests and police profiling, Germany’s Palestinian community says it is under attack. There’s a crackdown on all pro-Palestinian voices across Germany, and in my opinion, they don’t want anybody to speak up about the crimes against humanity being committed by the Israeli state.” Majed Abusalama is a Palestinian political activist based in Berlin …

Anti-Semitic attacks jump fourfold in US after Hamas atrocities in Israel - Jewish people suffer wave of insults, beatings, and harassment as America is convulsed by Middle East war
1 year, 5 months ago

Anti-Semitic attacks jump fourfold in US after Hamas atrocities in Israel - Jewish people suffer wave of insults, beatings, and harassment as America is convulsed by Middle East war

Daily Mail  

The number of anti-Semitic attacks in the US jumped nearly fourfold after Hamas fighters launched their deadly raids in southern Israel on October 7, according to a monitoring group. Pro-Palestinian groups rallied in Tampa, Florida, which brought reactionary protesters for the local Jewish community, in the days after the Hamas atrocities in Israel Temple Beth Israel in Fresno, California, was …

Hundreds rally outside Scotland Yard as police accused of being 'invisible' at hate crime protest
1 year, 5 months ago

Hundreds rally outside Scotland Yard as police accused of being 'invisible' at hate crime protest

The Telegraph  

Anger at the way the Metropolitan Police has handled protests in the capital since Hamas’s attack on Israel was brought to the steps of New Scotland Yard on Wednesday. Hundreds of campaigners who held a rally outside the force’s central London headquarters declared the organisation needs to rethink its policing policy regarding potential hate crimes and public order offences as …

German leaders voice outrage and thousands rally in Berlin in reaction to rising antisemitism
1 year, 5 months ago

German leaders voice outrage and thousands rally in Berlin in reaction to rising antisemitism

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s chancellor and president strongly denounced a rise in antisemitism in Germany in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war in separate appearances Sunday that stressed the same idea that it is unacceptable for such hatred to flourish in the nation that perpetrated the Holocaust. And every single attack fills me with shame and anger.” Earlier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz …

‘Can’t stay silent any more’: Rage in Lebanon over Israel’s war on Gaza
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Can’t stay silent any more’: Rage in Lebanon over Israel’s war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Pro-Palestinian rallies held near US, German embassies in Lebanon to express anger at Israel’s ‘war crimes’ in Gaza. US President Joe Biden said he thought the attack was “done by the other team”, in a face-to-face meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while on a whirlwind trip to Israel. ‘Anywhere they are protesting America, I’ll be there’ The protesters’ …

A Berlin synagogue is attacked with firebombs while antisemitic incidents rise in Germany
1 year, 5 months ago

A Berlin synagogue is attacked with firebombs while antisemitic incidents rise in Germany

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Berlin synagogue was attacked with Molotov cocktails …

‘Anti-Semitism has no place in Germany’: Scholz condemns synagogue attack
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Anti-Semitism has no place in Germany’: Scholz condemns synagogue attack

Al Jazeera  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has denounced a fire-bomb attack on a Berlin synagogue, stating that the country “stands united for the protection of Jews”, despite signs of increasing anti-Semitism. Rabbi Shlomo Afanasev from the Kahal Adass Jisroel community said it was the first time he had felt unsafe in Germany, and that he was now concerned about appearing “openly Jewish”. …

Germany to ‘do everything’ to protect Jewish people
1 year, 5 months ago

Germany to ‘do everything’ to protect Jewish people

The Telegraph  

Germany has said it will use “all legal means” to deport Hamas supporters as it grapples with surging anti-Semitism amid Israel’s war with the terrorist group. Ms Faeser said she would combine policing and intelligence resources to safeguard the estimated 275,000-strong community, pledging Berlin would also “use all legal means to expel Hamas supporters” from the country. “We’ve let in …

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine marchers expected in London
1 year, 5 months ago

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine marchers expected in London

The Telegraph  

Police are braced for clashes this weekend as pro-Palestine rallies are expected to attract tens of thousands of protesters, with Rishi Sunak warning that anti-Semitic offenders will face “the full force of the law”. The Metropolitan Police warned on Friday that it would not tolerate any “celebration of terrorism and death” ahead of a march in central London and more …

Germany offers Israel military help and promises to crack down at home on support for Hamas
1 year, 5 months ago

Germany offers Israel military help and promises to crack down at home on support for Hamas

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany is offering military help to Israel and promising to crack down on support for the militant Hamas group at home following the group’s attack on Israel. Scholz told the German parliament that he has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to inform Germany of any needs, “for example the treatment of wounded.” “At this moment, there is …

Pro-Palestine chants may be a hate crime, warns Suella Braverman
1 year, 5 months ago

Pro-Palestine chants may be a hate crime, warns Suella Braverman

The Telegraph  

Suella Braverman has urged police to consider treating pro-Palestine chants as hate crimes in a “zero tolerance” approach to anti-Semitism after Hamas’s attack on Israel. In a letter to police chiefs, the Home Secretary said she expected them to use the “full force of the law” against shows of support for Hamas or bids to intimidate the UK’s Jewish community …

The Global Impact of Israel-Gaza War
1 year, 5 months ago

The Global Impact of Israel-Gaza War

News 18  

The conflict between Israel and Hamas militants is making a global impact with Britain, Canada, France and Germany among nations stepping up security around potential Jewish targets and pro-Palestinian demonstrations erupting in cities across the world. Canada Rallies in support of the Palestinian people were held in Montreal, where demonstrators held “free Palestine” posters, waved Palestinian flags and called for …

Germany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says
1 year, 9 months ago

Germany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented 2,480 incidents in the country last year — just under seven incidents per day on average. Such “everyday” antisemitic incidents have diverse political backgrounds and often include trivialization of the Holocaust, in which Germany’s Nazis and their henchmen murdered 6 million European Jews. The German government’s commissioner …

Weaponisation of anti-Semitism is bad for Palestinians – and Jews
1 year, 9 months ago

Weaponisation of anti-Semitism is bad for Palestinians – and Jews

Al Jazeera  

On May 12, in her commencement address for the City University of New York School of Law, Yemeni-American graduate, Fatima Mohammed, dared to speak about the plight of the Palestinians – honestly and truthfully. To assume that a Jewish person in New York has “loyalty” to Israel – or is responsible for its actions – is undoubtedly anti-Semitic. The strategy …

Germany’s anti-Palestinianism is escalating
1 year, 9 months ago

Germany’s anti-Palestinianism is escalating

Al Jazeera  

It is high time Germany stops conflating Palestinian activism with anti-Semitism in a flawed attempt to atone for its past. In 2017, two Israeli activists and I protested against Knesset member Aliza Lavie speaking at a hasbara event called “Life in Israel – Terror, Bias and the Chances for Peace” at Humboldt University in Berlin. The false charges of anti-Semitism …

Germany: Over 2,700 antisemitic incidents reported in 2021
2 years, 9 months ago

Germany: Over 2,700 antisemitic incidents reported in 2021

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday it documented more than 2,700 incidents in the country last year, including 63 attacks and six cases of extreme violence. The German government’s commissioner to combat antisemitism, Felix Klein, called the number of incidents — more than seven per day — frightening, but also said that “at the same time, …

California synagogue plastered with Hitler flyers in hate crime attack
3 years, 5 months ago

California synagogue plastered with Hitler flyers in hate crime attack

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the synagogue’s rabbi, Boris Tsiprush, the …

Germany bans Hamas flag, PKK symbols under new ‘terror’ rules
3 years, 9 months ago

Germany bans Hamas flag, PKK symbols under new ‘terror’ rules

Al Jazeera  

Move to ban Hamas flag is in response to reports of violence and anti-Semitism at demonstrations in Germany, official says. Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament has passed a law outlawing symbols of groups designated as terrorist organisations by the European Union, including the Palestinian movement, Hamas. Thorsten Frei, a lawmaker for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, told Die …

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