Warning of Rising Antisemitism in Germany

Volker Beck, President of the German-Israeli Society, expressed concern after an antisemitic incident occurred in a hotel regarding the rising antisemitic tendencies in Germany. Beck emphasized that society should not get used to such incidents and warned against the normalization of antisemitism. He deemed the hotel’s apology, where the incident took place, as an important first step to take the situation seriously and improve it. Beck also called for a stronger societal engagement with the issue of antisemitism and urged active measures against any form of discrimination.