The fear of the Jews
At the
Ecumenical Church Congress
in Frankfurt am Main, a panel discussion will take place today with
Josef Schuster
, Chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany.
Title:
"What are we doing against anti-Semitism?" The
fact that this question still has to be discussed in Germany is a shame for this country.
Above all, there are two forces that give anti-Semitism a boost: a
new German anti-Semitism
that comes along the detour of the culture of remembrance and whose spiritual leader is Björn Höcke.
And an
Arab-Muslim anti-Semitism
, which often comes along via the detour of criticism of Israel and is brutally present in these days.
As a result of the rocket attacks by the radical Islamic Hamas on Israel, this week there were anti-Israel and anti-Jewish crimes by Palestinians and other citizens with Arab roots all over Germany.
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Chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster
Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst / dpa
In Gelsenkirchen they shouted "Shit Jews" in front of the local synagogue on Wednesday evening.
The entrance to the synagogue in Bonn was damaged by stone throwing.
An Israeli flag was burned in front of a synagogue in Münster and in front of the town hall in Solingen.
For statisticians it may be relevant how the respective anti-Semitism is justified, whether National Socialist or Islamist.
The consequences for those affected, however, are the same:
Jews in Germany are living again in growing anxiety and fear.
It's staggering, but true.
And now to the question that Josef Schuster unfortunately has to discuss in Frankfurt today.
There needs to be
maximum vigilance from the authorities and tougher penalties
for any form of anti-Semitism.
Anti-Semites who cannot be deported must be withdrawn from circulation in this country.
For everyone else, anti-Semitic crimes should be a reason for deportation.
Especially from Germany.
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End of hubris
The
FDP
starts
the election year
today with a
federal party
conference
in Berlin
.
At other times the party would probably have been there with a "candidate for chancellor".
Party leader
Christian Lindner
is content with the title of
"top candidate"
, even if
in surveys
his party is
currently only just behind the SPD
, which still bravely claims that its top candidate is a candidate for chancellor.
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FDP leader Lindner
Photo: Kay Nietfeld / dpa
But the FDP has become more humble, the times of excessive hubris are (for the time being) a thing of the past.
This is not only due to the memory of
Jürgen Möllemann
and
Guido Westerwelle
.
But also because of the dropouts in the recent past: the
infantile flight from the Jamaica negotiations in autumn 2017
.
And the
election of the FDP man Wolfgang Kemmerich
as Prime Minister in Thuringia with the votes of the AfD.
In the pandemic, the FDP has recently been able to distinguish itself as an alternative to the government without having to resort to conspiracy theories like the AfD.
At the same time, it benefits from the weakness of the Union.
Participation in the government from autumn onwards would not do any harm to the successfully started rehabilitation program.
But for that the FDP, according to the state of the polls, would have to be open to an alliance with the Greens and the SPD.
That would be an impertinence, measured by old standards.
But certainly also an opportunity.
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Dennis Aogo and the Cancel Culture
Dennis Aogo
gave a remarkable interview to my colleagues Benjamin Knaack and Thilo Neumann.
The former professional footballer and later TV expert had published a message on social media that he had received from former national
goalkeeper Jens Lehmann
, in which he called him "quota black".
The very next day Lehmann lost his position on the Hertha BSC supervisory board and also as a TV expert.
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Dennis Aogo
Photo: Joachim Sielski / imago images / Joachim Sielski
Aogo, who indirectly triggered these steps, believes the consequences are exaggerated.
The fact that Hertha Lehmann was expelled from all office so quickly, "even in the short time, I find it an overreaction," says Aogo.
“At least I would like to see dialogue and exchange in such cases.
But to say from the start that you don't want to have anything to do with it is not okay.
How do you say today?
That is cancel culture. "
Perhaps the episode Lehmann-Aogo should make you
think again
about the way in which
outrage debates are conducted in the present
.
And about the harsh consequences that they sometimes have.
Ex-national player Dennis Aogo: »It's extreme.
There were death threats and extremely racist insults «
Winner of the day ...
... is the traditional association (even if yesterday evening's winner is now a stock corporation).
With a
4-1 win by Borussia Dortmund
in the
DFB Cup final
, the first title of a pure product marketing construct in German football was prevented (the subtle name is not mentioned here in order to avoid the accusation of surreptitious advertising).
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DFB Cup winner Borussia Dortmund, Haaland goalscorer
Photo: Martin Rose / dpa
But now the Dortmunders have a problem.
Her equally sympathetic and successful coach
Edin Terzić
, who is also a real Dortmund native, will only be assistant coach of
Marco Rose
,
who is signed
by the seventh in the table,
Borussia Mönchengladbach
,
from the summer
.
This step should not necessarily make sense to the fans.
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The latest news from the night
Israel relies on massive air and artillery attacks against Hamas:
troops of the Israeli army have fired artillery on the border with Gaza.
However, contrary to earlier information, they apparently did not advance into the Gaza Strip
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I wish you a happy Friday
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