Overview
- Ron Prosor told the Funke Mediengruppe that left-wing antisemitism is more dangerous than right-wing or Islamist forms because it hides its intentions.
- He argued this strain operates on the boundary between free expression and incitement and has already crossed that line.
- Prosor pointed to universities and theaters as places where Israel is routinely demonized and delegitimized, with consequences felt by Jewish communities.
- As an example, he cited the Flanders Festival Ghent canceling a Munich Philharmonic appearance under Israeli conductor Lahav Shani, a move criticized in Germany and disavowed by Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever.
- Prosor described growing insecurity among Jews in Germany, noting property purchases in Israel and caution about displaying a Star of David in parts of Berlin, while contrasting clearer tools against right-wing and Islamist antisemitism with the difficulty of addressing left-wing forms.