Anti-Semitism allegations: Moderator Helen Fares reacts to expulsion

Von NAG Redaktion

The former SWR presenter Helen Fares has commented on Instagram to throw out the public service broadcaster and the anti-Semitism allegations raised against them. In a video that she published together with the Instagram channel "Jewish Voice", the 29-year-old defended herself against the allegations. Fares argues that the boycott of products from companies that support Israel is not anti -Semitic. She emphasized that many Jewish people also support boycott culture in order to put pressure on the Israeli government and to change their actions. Fares described it as anti -Semitic, Jewish people who are committed to peace, solidarity and protection.

The SWR is accused by Fares not to have been adequately handled with the situations in which people from the right wing wrote letters and demanded their discharge. She also spoke of "right trolls" that threatened them and led to their expulsion. Despite her defense reports, the broadcaster decided to release Fares from her moderation tasks and no longer have the digital dialogue format "Mixtalk" moderated. The reason for this was their statements about extreme political positions on their private social media account.

The controversy around Helen Fares began with Instagram posts that called the boycott of Israeli products and recommended an app to identify the corresponding goods. This resulted in the Twitter account "ÖRR anti-Semitism Watch" she described her as anti-Semitin. The journalist Hasnain Kazim commented: "This is, does not buy from Jews! 'In 2024. Madness." The discussion about Fares' public statements and their expulsion to the SWR illustrates the controversy and sensitives associated with the subject of anti -Semitism.