Merz warns: Imported anti -Semitism threatens our society!

Merz warns: Imported anti -Semitism threatens our society!

In an interview with Fox News, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) expressed his concern for the increase in anti -Semitism in Germany. He identifies migration as a central cause of this problematic development and speaks of a so -called "imported anti -Semitism". Merz emphasizes that everything will be done to reduce anti -Semitic incidents. These statements come against the background that the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Germany in 2024, according to information from the Federal Association of Research and Information Center Anti-Semitism (RIAS), rose sharply.

in 2024, a total of 8,627 anti -Semitic incidents were registered, which corresponds to an alarming increase of 77 percent compared to 2023. The classification of 5,857 cases as "Israel -related anti -Semitism" is particularly striking, a number that has more than doubled compared to the previous year. Among other things, this manifestation describes the liability of Jews for the acts of the Israeli government. The right -wing extremist motivations behind 544 incidents have reached the highest number since the beginning of the nationwide recording in 2020.

The connotation of "imported anti -Semitism"

merz 'term "imported anti -Semitism" was severely criticized. In 2024 it was voted as a personal word of the year by the "Unwort of the Year" campaign. The jury, consisting of Saba-Nur Cheema and Meron Mendel, justified this decision by giving the expression the wrong impression that Jewish hatred was closely associated with the influx of migrants. This results in stigmatization that is mainly used in right circles.

The current analysis shows that anti -Semitic incidents in Germany often have different backgrounds. Post-Schoa-Anti-Semitism is a common form that manifested itself in worrying trends during corona apandemia, for example by using yellow fabric stars with the inscription "unmasked". In this context, Jews were portrayed as scapegoats for pandemic and frequently slandered.

social effects and reactions

The social situation is alarming: 82 percent of the Jewish citizens surveyed in Germany feel anti -Semitism as a major problem, 28 percent report discrimination last year. These developments raise questions about the security situation of Jewish institutions. After the right -wing extremist attack on the synagogue in Halle in 2019, the need for improved protection for Jewish communities was recognized, but the implementation remains inadequate.

In addition, the middle study 2023 leads to further frightening: 7.2 percent of those surveyed believe that Jews are complicit in their persecution. This shows how deeply rooted anti -Semitic attitudes are in society.

The development of anti -Semitic incidents and the political reactions on this phenomenon are in the focus of public interest and the political debate in Germany. In view of the alarming numbers, it becomes clear that further efforts to combat anti -Semitism, both through prevention and by law enforcement, are urgently required.