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Berlin (dpa) - The integration commissioner of the federal government, Annette Widmann-Mauz, has sharply criticized attacks on synagogues and other anti-Semitic attacks in Germany.
«Hate, agitation and violence against Jews, Jewish symbols and institutions are absolutely unacceptable and can never be justified.
The right to demonstrate and freedom of expression end where hatred of Jews begins, ”said the CDU politician of the Düsseldorf“ Rheinische Post ”.
Federal Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht appealed to stand on the side of Israel.
"We are all asked to take a clear position when Jews are attacked - be it on the Internet or in real life," said the SPD politician in the newspapers of the Funke media group.
"We stand firmly on the side of Israel and express our full solidarity."
The rocket fire could not be justified by anything.
"Israel has the right to defend itself against the brutal terror of the rocket attacks."
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In view of the escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas, there had been anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli demonstrations in several German cities in the past few days. Today, various Palestinian groups want to take to the streets in Berlin, Cologne and other cities. The background in many places is the day of the Nakba (catastrophe), on which Palestinians commemorate the expulsion and flight of hundreds of thousands of Arabs in the course of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
The police in Berlin have announced that it will take consistent action if Israeli flags are burned again or prohibited symbols are shown. The city of Frankfurt forbade a planned pro-Palestinian rally in the city center at short notice. The reason are fears about public safety, said the city's security department.
At a Jewish service on Friday evening in Berlin, Lambrecht and other federal politicians expressed their solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community in Germany.
«All over Israel, especially in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, extremists use violence.
This terror makes you stunned and angry, ”said Lambrecht.
With a view to rallies and anti-Semitic attacks in Germany, the minister emphasized: "There is no justification for shouting anti-Semitic slogans or for burning Israeli flags."
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Minister of State for Culture Monika Grütters (CDU) and the Greens' candidate for Chancellor Annalena Baerbock made similar statements. "When Israel's cities and villages are attacked with hundreds of rockets, we cannot, must not and will not remain silent," said Grütters. Shortly before the event, Baerbock emphasized: «Anti-Semitic attacks, the burning of Israeli flags, hatred and agitation against people in our midst are not part of the democratic discourse, but an attack on human dignity, regardless of who or where it comes from . "
The anti-Semitism commissioner of the federal government, Felix Klein, also attended the service.
The Israeli ambassador to Germany, Jeremy Issacharoff, thanked the guests.
He emphasized the peaceful coexistence of Jewish and Arab communities in Israel.
“Together we will not allow Hamas to undermine this coexistence.
Hamas has no agenda of peace, it only has an agenda of terror. "
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