A new report on antisemitic attitudes in Austria commissioned by that country's parliament has revealed what the head of the Jewish community called "frightening" levels of anti-Jewish hostility within the general population, particularly among immigrant communities from a Middle Eastern background. Announcing the report's publication on Tuesday morning, Wolfgang Sobotka the president of the
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Jewish Community in Munich Unnerved by Recent Antisemitic Incidents, Leaders Say
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A placard held by a demonstrator at a coronavirus protest in Munich, Germany, reads “No Place for Nazis.” Photo: Reuters/Alexander Pohl/Sipa USA.
Germany’s leading official tasked with combating antisemitism has called for a nationwide ban on the display of “Judenstern” badges and other symbols associated with the Nazi era at demonstrations against coronavirus prevention policies.
In an interview with the
Taggespiegel newspaper on Friday, Felix Klein the federal government’s antisemitism commissioner called for municipalities across Germany to follow the example of Munich, which in June 2020 banned the “Judenstern,” or “Jews’ Star” from demonstrations in the city opposed to the wearing of masks, vaccinations and similar government initiatives to overcome the pandemic.