Ministry of the Interior - More anti-Semitic crimes: Number likely to rise
The number of anti-Semitic crimes in Baden-Württemberg is very likely to rise this year. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 184 anti-Semitic crimes were registered in the first nine months alone, which is slightly more than in the first three quarters of the previous year (175). According to the Ministry, the number is likely to rise significantly, as the statistics do not yet include the protests following the massacre by the Islamist Hamas in Israel on October 7. An increase in anti-Semitic crimes is becoming apparent in Baden-Württemberg, the ministry said in response to an inquiry.
"Jews' sense of security has been shaken for a long time", said State Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) against the backdrop of the war against Hamas and the demonstrations against Israel.
The catalog of anti-Semitic offences includes incitement to hatred as well as insults or the so-called use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations, usually the wearing of a swastika. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the focus in the past year was on damaging or removing flags of the State of Israel, which were hoisted on town halls as a sign of solidarity, for example. Damage to property in the form of graffiti with sometimes inciting content was also part of this area. "Physical assaults and direct confrontations are still rare," the Ministry of the Interior added.
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- The Ministry of the Interior expressed concern about a potential significant increase in anti-Semitic crimes, citing protests following the Hamas-perpetrated massacre in Israel as a contributing factor.
- Germany has seen an uptick in anti-Semitic crimes, with 184 cases recorded in the first nine months of the year, and the Ministry of the Interior expects this trend to continue, particularly in light of the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel.
- The rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Baden-Württemberg has been partially attributed to incidents of damage to or removal of Israeli flags, often hoisted in solidarity, as well as graffiti with potentially inciting content.
- The German Ministry of the Interior has identified Hamas as a part of the broader issue of extremism, considering the organization's actions and ideologies to be criminal and detrimental to the sense of security among Jewish communities in Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
