Overview

• On September 5, 2024, an 18-year-old Austrian opened fire on the Israeli consulate in Munich and the nearby NS Documentation Center and was killed in a shootout with police.
• Prosecutors concluded the attacker acted from anti‑Israel animus and had fixated on the belief that Muslims are discriminated against worldwide.
• Lador-Fresher says social media misinformation likely hardened the attacker’s views and warns that antisemitism now emanates from right, left and radical‑Islamist circles.
• Bavaria logged 1,515 antisemitic incidents in 2024, nearly double the previous year, underscoring the trend highlighted by the consul.
• Security at the mission was further tightened after internal reviews, while a special police commission of up to 100 officers investigated for about six months and documented a 12‑minute police response that ended the attack.