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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.
I read this trying to see if they are better than portrayed in this post, but they directly equate zionism with israel and with jews, which is antisemitic. This is insane.
That direct link between the Zionist political movement and Judaism has been used - seemingly more frequently of late - by the former to try and deflect criticism of their political ideology.
The fact that the authorities were beating and jailing Hasidim for protesting in Tel Aviv against the Palestinian conflict is a pretty compelling illustration that there is a stark difference.