Document comes days after government published dossier of 'secular Palestinian extremist' symbols, such as the watermelon and the Handala cartoon

The German government last week published a new brochure on what it believes to be antisemitic codes and symbols.

Over 80 pages, the brochure catalogues a list of concepts, terms and images ranging from Nazi-era propaganda to contemporary symbols against Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

Intended audiences for the brochure include teachers, “who can use the booklet as supplementary material in the classroom”, and other educational staff, who can use it as a “guideline to help recognise any anti-Semitic remarks in the working environment”.

Germany is one of the key supporters of Israel’s genocide, despite its own history of committing genocide against Jews, Slavs and Roma during the Second World War, and in Namibia in the early 20th century.

    • belastend@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      No, as someone else already mentioned, this specific case is labeled as ambiguous. It could be interpreted or used as valid criticism, but also as a front for antisemitism.

      • Verdorrterpunkt@feddit.orgEnglish
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        1 hour ago

        The label is pretty weak though, as they very pointedly went into a specific direction in other texts about the picture. It is labled though ofc.