Disgusting anti-Semitism: Hass poster away from the Humboldt University!

Disgusting anti-Semitism: Hass poster away from the Humboldt University!

In Berlin-Mitte, an anti-Semitic poster caused outrage and led to the intervention of the police. The poster, which was attached near the Humboldt University, wore the inscription "Make Zionists Afraid" and formed a portrait of Yaron Lischinsky, an employee of the Israeli embassy in Washington, which was shot together with his partner. In allusion to the murder of Lischinsky, the poster was classified as "relevant under criminal law", reported rbb24 .

The Berlin police received information from two citizens who discovered the poster on social media. When the security forces were looking for another poster, one was secured in Planckstrasse. The state security is now investigating suspicion of the approval of crimes and the use of indicators of unconstitutional and terrorist organizations, since the poster also showed a reddened red triangle, a symbol used by the terrorist organization Hamas.

political reactions

The reactions to the poster were overwhelming. Politicians and human rights activists expressed their horror and condemned the open anti -Semitism. Armin Laschet, chairman of the Federal Foreign Committee in the Bundestag, described the incidents around the Humboldt University as unacceptable. Federal Education Minister Karin Prien called the poster "inhumane", while Alexander Freier-Winter acquisition from the SPD explained that the poster symbolizes a fatal hatred of Jews.

Even the German ambassador in Israel, Steffen Seibert, joined the conviction and described the poster as "indescribably disgusting". Even Palestinian voices criticized the poster; John Aziz, a British-Palestinian peace activist, distanced himself from hatred and demanded peace. The Humboldt University itself also condemned the posters and the murder of Lischinsky.

anti -Semitism in Germany

The incidents in Berlin are part of a worrying trend that was reinforced by Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The current report by the federal government on the fight against anti -Semitism states that the number of anti -Semitic crimes has risen drastically in 2023 and remains at a high level. The Federal Government has set itself the goal of protecting Jewish life and effectively fighting anti-Semitism, which is documented in its report on The recommended measures include an improvement in the basis of knowledge about anti -Semitism, the intensification of preventive work and the obligation to regularly review the effectiveness of these measures. The report also calls for increased cooperation in European exchange for anti -Semitism prevention and improved memory work for Shoah.