Tag: anti-Semitism
Documenta is being reorganized – culture
Will there be another Documenta? Or has the debacle surrounding the 15th edition irreparably damaged this German cultural flagship that was once considered unsinkable? Since June 2022, and especially after…
Police clear tent camp at FU – university partially stops teaching
The Berlin police spoke to the police on Tuesday afternoon eviction of an undeclared, pro-Palestinian protest camp in an inner courtyard at the Free University (FU) Berlin. The Police lead…
The number of anti-Semitic acts increased by 300% over one year
During the 38th dinner of the Crif (Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France), Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced that “366 anti-Semitic acts” had been recorded in France during the…
Israel’s right to exist: debate about tightening criminal law – politics
The federal and state interior ministries are proposing to tighten criminal law in order to be able to take better action against anti-Israel statements. This emerges from an exchange of…
Spaenle: Universities should take action against anti-Semitism – Bavaria
Bavaria’s anti-Semitism commissioner Ludwig Spaenle has called on Bavarian universities to take decisive action against anti-Semitic actions and to take preventative action. “Where anti-Semitic actions take place, we have to…
A global report warns of an “unprecedented level”, +200% of incidents in the United States
A 203% increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the United States between 2022 and 2023. This is the observation made by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the main group defending Jewish rights.…
University protests: Anti-Semitism officer fears escalation of university protests
The Anti-Semitism Commissioner Federal Government, Felix Klein, fears an escalation of the pro-Palestinian protests at universities. “Unfortunately, an anti-Semitic attitude is widespread and can very quickly lead to escalation,” said…
Stark-Watzinger calls on universities to take tough action against anti-Semitism
As of: May 4, 2024 11:49 a.m Pro-Palestinian protests at German universities are fueling political concerns that anti-Semitic incidents could also increase. Education Minister Stark-Watzinger also sees universities as having…
At the German Teachers’ Prize, two awards go to Bavaria – Bavaria
Two projects from the Free State will also be honored at the German Teachers’ Prize. The examples show that the students are increasingly concerned with political and current problems. The…
Munich has recorded more anti-Semitic incidents than ever before – Munich
The perpetrators are right-wing extremists as well as left-wing Palestine supporters, conspiracy believers as well as Islamist fundamentalists, sometimes also Christian ones. As different as they are, the victims they…