In Germany, anti-Semitic acts increased by 80% in 2023

The number of anti-Semitic acts in Germany increased by more than 80% in 2023, particularly since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, according to a report published Tuesday June 25. A total of 4,782 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded in 2023, and two thirds were recorded after October 7, according to the federal association of research and information centers on anti-Semitism (Rias), which refers in this matter.

At work, at school or on social networks “Jews have been increasingly exposed to anti-Semitism (…) The vulnerability of Jews has objectively increased since October 7”, denounces the report. The government delegate on anti-Semitism, Felix Klein, spoke of “absolutely catastrophic figures” during a press conference in Berlin.

Rias’ report shows Hamas attack “acted as an accelerator”, according to him. He estimated that “Jewish life in Germany is under greater threat than at any time since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany.”

The number of attacks, threats and discrimination against Muslims also doubled in 2023 compared to the previous year in Germany, according to a report by the Alliance Against Islamophobia and Muslimophobia (Claim), presented on Monday to Berlin. According to this report, 1,926 assaults were recorded across Germany in 2023, compared to almost 900 in 2022.