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Situation Report on Antisemitism 2020/2021

Cover page of  "Situation report on antisemitism 2020/2021"

Date September 20, 2022

Just as Jewish life in Germany has changed and in many ways become more diverse, especially over the last 30 years, the centuries-old and sometimes even millennia-old hatred of Jews has also changed. The fact that antisemitism manifests itself directly in present-day Germany was most recently highlighted by the demonstrations and clashes that occurred against the backdrop of the escalating Middle East conflict in spring 2021.

Even before that, the protests against the measures taken by the state to contain the coronavirus pandemic since mid-2020 had shown that antisemitic stereotypes have gained prominence and now have a more widespread impact, not least as core elements of various conspiracy theories.

Content:

  • Introduction
  • Antisemitism in the present
  • Antisemitism in the field of Reichsbürger and Selbstverwalter
  • Antisemitism in the field of foreign extremism
  • Antisemitism in the left-wing extremism
  • Assessment