Overview

• Anti-Semitic incidents in Germany rose 77% in 2024 to 8,627, with 5,857 cases classified as Israel-related
• Merz told Fox News that Germany is prosecuting antisemitic offenders and facing “a kind of imported anti-Semitism” linked to migrants since 2015
• The term “imported anti-Semitism” was named Un-wort des Jahres 2024 by a jury including Saba-Nur Cheema and Meron Mendel
• Opponents say the phrase is used by right-wing circles to marginalize Muslims and people with migration backgrounds
• He defended Germany’s legal response to hate crimes and dismissed calls for foreign intervention in its free speech and AfD policies