Angela Merkel
Source: BBC
Chancellor Merkel says Germany has “a lot of work ahead of us” to tackle the rise in anti-Semitism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to speak at a mass rally against anti-Semitism later, amid a sharp rise in attacks on Germany’s Jews.
The event in Berlin comes 75 years after the outbreak of the World War Two, in which six million Jews were killed by Nazi Germany.
Mrs Merkel has vowed to do everything she can “to ensure anti-Semitism doesn’t have a chance”.
The surge in anti-Semitism follows the summer’s conflict in Gaza.
The rally at the Brandenburg Gate – under the banner “Stand Up: Jew Hatred – Never Again!” – coincides with a World Jewish Congress (WJC) meeting in the capital.
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Germany had paid a big price for anti-Semitism and the world also paid a big price with many deaths and damage. Same mistake should not be repeated.
It is a sort of hatred against a community. This hatred should not be allowed and should not become wide spread.
It is meaningless to hate the Jews in Germany or any where else. What purpose will be achieved by that hatred? Nothing at all. I hope the German people will be more sensible to nip the evil in the bud.
Of course there should not be any anti-semitism. Muslims have nothing against Jews. The Prophet (peace be on him) married a lady from the Jewish community. (And we are permitted too). However, of course it does not mean that we should ignore when the Israelis do unlawful actions in their theft of Palestinian land and in their occupation.