Anti-Semitic slogans on October 7? Trial starts
A trial against a man who allegedly shouted anti-Semitic abuse on the day of the Hamas terror attack on Israel begins at Munich District Court on Thursday. Among other things, the man is accused of incitement to hatred. The Iraqi-born man is said to have shouted anti-Semitic abuse from the balcony of his Munich apartment on October 7 of this year until the police arrived.
Since the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, there have been repeated pro-Palestinian demonstrations on German streets, sometimes cheering on the Islamist Hamas. The trial in Munich is likely to be one of the first in this complex. According to the local court, it is an accelerated trial.
This trial raises questions about the impact of extremist rhetoric, as the accused is also charged with promoting religious extremism related to Palestine and Israel. It's concerning that such processes, including incidents of hate crime and extremist propaganda, continue to unfold in the context of global political conflicts.
Source: www.dpa.com
