Overview

• Berlin antisemitism commissioner Samuel Salzborn says antisemitic hate has become everyday, with Jewish residents feeling unsafe and facing threats, insults and attacks.
• He characterizes the trend as an assault on democracy that curtails constitutionally protected rights and undermines the state’s authority.
• Salzborn cites assaults on police tied to pro-Palestinian demonstrations and reports of journalists facing verbal and physical attacks during coverage.
• He warns of antisemitic boycotts and violent occupations targeting cultural institutions and universities, affecting artistic and academic freedom and Jewish students and staff.
• Brandenburg Premier Dietmar Woidke says Oct. 7 and the Gaza war have accelerated hatred of Jews and pledges top-priority protection as state security investigates repeated threats against Neukölln’s Bajszel pub.