The Amadeu Antonio Foundation publishes a new situation report on antisemitism: The focus is on the antisemitic reception of the Ukraine war, rescue operations to get Shoah survivors out of Ukraine and the simultaneous glorification of terror against Israeli civilians.
Spring 2022 was marked by the Ukraine war. The Covid-19 protective measures, which are gradually being abolished, are taking a back seat in the face of the war in Europe. With the war, an increase in anti-Semitic conspiracy myths can also be observed – as in the conspiracy ideology scene, which once again suspects a sinister elite behind the war, who would thus enforce their plans for world domination.
At the same time, we are experiencing a new wave of terror in Israel, in which more when a dozen people were murdered and over 150 Israelis injured. Here in Germany, the response is sometimes silence and distorted reporting, sometimes even glorifying terror.
In addition, the Ukraine war also has concrete effects on the Jewish community in Germany: In a rescue operation, various organizations evacuated the Shoah survivors from the Ukraine to Germany, which was presented by Aron Schuster, the director of the Central Welfare Office for Jews in Germany will.
