BERLIN (AP) — A number of thousand individuals demonstrated in opposition to antisemitism in Berlin on Sunday as Germany grapples with a big improve in anti-Jewish incidents following Hamas’ assault on Israel two months in the past.
Police estimated that round 3,200 individuals gathered within the rain within the German capital, whereas organizers put the determine at 10,000, German information company dpa reported. Members within the protest, titled “By no means once more is now,” marched to the Brandenburg Gate.
A bunch monitoring antisemitism in Germany mentioned in late November that it had documented a drastic improve in antisemitic incidents within the month after Hamas’ assault – a complete of 994, a rise of 320% in contrast with the identical interval a yr earlier.
Germany’s major Jewish chief, Josef Schuster, mentioned that “antisemitism is frequent observe in Germany in the course of society,” and known as for solidarity with Israel and with Jewish life in Germany.
Germany’s labor minister, Hubertus Heil, mentioned that many first rate persons are too quiet on the difficulty. “We do not want a good, silent majority — we’d like a transparent and loud majority that stands up now, and never later,” he mentioned.
The occasion had large help, with the speaker of the German parliament and Berlin’s mayor additionally amongst its backers.