Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Anti-Semitic crimes on the rise in Germany

The number of anti-Semitic crimes in Germany increased substantially in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2017.

According to figures from the government, 401 such crimes were reported in the first half of the year, a rise of more than 10 percentage points. Most of the offences — 349 — had a far-right motive. Twelve of the 401 were classed as violent crimes.

Berlin saw the highest number of anti-Semitic crimes reported, 80, followed by Bavaria with 43.

The numbers were revealed by the government in response to a parliamentary inquiry by Petra Pau, a vice president of the Bundestag from Die Linke.

Earlier this year, a video of a Jewish man being attacked with a belt in Berlin sparked outrage. This and similar incidents have led to a renewed discussion about anti-Semitism in Germany. The president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, has pointed out that many cases are not reported and therefore don’t figure in the official statistics.

Original Article
Source: politico.eu
Author: Maxime Schlee
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