Anti-antisemitism in Germany

Anti-antisemitism in Germany is the German state's institutionalised opposition to antisemitism, in acknowledgement of German history and the murder of some six million Jews by the Nazi regime in the Holocaust.[1][2] Anti-antisemitism has been described as "a defining marker of post-war German identity"[3] and a commitment to supporting Israel is considered a "Staatsräson", a fundamental principle guiding the German state's actions.[1][2] Following the 2015 European migrant crisis, the German federal government and most of Germany's states set up commissioners for fighting antisemitism. Controversially, the German government officially classifies the following as antisemitic: the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, the accusation that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, and the depiction of Israel as a colonial or settler-colonial entity. Many of those arrested and cancelled in Germany over allegations of antisemitism have been Jews critical of Israel's policies.[4]

  1. ^ a b Friese, Heidrun (2024-08-08). "Institutionalized anti-anti-Semitism in Germany and its aporias". European Journal of Social Theory. doi:10.1177/13684310241268312. ISSN 1368-4310.
  2. ^ a b Gessen, Masha (2023-12-09). "In the Shadow of the Holocaust". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  3. ^ Judith Gruber (2021). "At the Intersection of Racial and Religious Othering: Theologies of Interreligious Dialogue as a Performance of White Christian Innocence?". Answerable for our Beliefs. Peeters. ISBN 978-90-429-4742-9.
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