{"id":122703,"date":"2025-07-23T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=122703"},"modified":"2025-07-22T06:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:06:38","slug":"22-00-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=122703","title":{"rendered":"Munich Residents Form Human Chain to Protect Synagogue From Anti-Israel Protest Marked by Antisemitic Chants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/07\/21\/munich-residents-form-human-chain-protect-synagogue-anti-israel-protest-marked-antisemitic-chants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Munich Residents Form Human Chain to Protect Synagogue From Anti-Israel Protest Marked by Antisemitic Chants<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Munich-protest.png\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Anti-Israel protesters march through Munich\u2019s city center near the main synagogue during Shabbat prayers. Photo: Screenshot<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Munich residents formed a human chain around a local synagogue in a show of solidarity with the&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/03\/03\/german-authorities-reopen-probe-deadly-1970-arson-attack-jewish-elderly-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jewish community in Germany<\/a>, as an anti-Israel protest marched through the city center during Shabbat prayers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">On Friday night, around 750 people protested against the war in Gaza in central Munich, rallying near the main synagogue at Jakobsplatz as Shabbat prayers took place inside \u2014 a demonstration that sparked fear among members of the Jewish community and prevented some from attending services, German media reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Organized under the slogan \u201cStop the Genocide. Free Palestine,\u201d the protest was marked by openly antisemitic chants, as demonstrators shouted \u201cDeath to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces],\u201d \u201cZionists are fascists, child murderers, and racists,\u201d and \u201cThere is only one state: Palestine.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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width=\"650\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1946270490403766738\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Participants in the demonstration not only deny Israel\u2019s right to exist but also dismissed the suffering of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas as a \u201clie,\u201d minimizing the atrocities perpetrated by the Palestinian terrorist group<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">One speaker at the rally asserted that the hostages are \u201cmostly Israeli soldiers\u201d and characterized them predominantly as war criminals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In response to the&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/03\/11\/syrians-riot-front-jewish-museum-munich-amid-rise-antisemitic-incidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anti-Israel demonstration<\/a>, hundreds of Munich residents gathered to form a human chain around the synagogue, rallying under the slogan \u201cProtect Our Synagogue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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width=\"650\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1946596643253457301\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to local media, one of the speakers at the protest dismissed the human chain around the synagogue as a staged performance by \u201cfriends of Zionists and fascists,\u201d claiming that \u201cZionists are the real antisemites.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The speaker also asserted that those participating in the human chain were trying to \u201cbuy their freedom\u201d from the crimes of their parents\u2019 generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Local law enforcement later took over synagogue security, deploying around 150 officers from the Munich Police Department, the&nbsp;<em>S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung&nbsp;<\/em>reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Charlotte Knobloch, a Holocaust survivor and president of the Jewish Community of Munich (IKG), sharply criticized local authorities for allowing the protest to take place and condemned the demonstration as a \u201cdeliberate attempt at intimidation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">She also expressed her gratitude to the \u201cMunich is Colorful\u201d alliance and the group \u201cGrandmothers Against the Right\u201d for their efforts to protect the synagogue and show solidarity with the Jewish community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThis human chain sends an important message, especially to the city. Once again, they have proven they can be relied upon \u2014 they take action when it matters,\u201d Knobloch said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Bernhard Liess, the city council chairman, also criticized the decision to allow a pro-Palestinian demonstration with anti-Israel slogans to take place during Shabbat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Even though demonstrations only require registration and not approval, local authorities can consult with organizers to discuss possible changes if any issues are anticipated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Germany has&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/01\/24\/germanys-chancellor-anyone-who-incites-antisemitism-must-expect-be-prosecuted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">experienced a sharp spike in antisemitism<\/a>&nbsp;since the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct.7, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The number of<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;antisemitic&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">incidents&nbsp;<\/span>in<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Germany&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">almost&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">double<\/span>d last year, the semi-official German body that tracks antisemitism<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;report<\/span>ed last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Federal Research and Information Point for Antisemitism (RIAS) said it had&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/06\/04\/antisemitic-incidents-germany-almost-double-2024-report-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">registered 8,627<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;incidents&nbsp;<\/span>of violence<\/a>, vandalism, and threats against Jews in<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Germany,&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">almost&nbsp;<\/span>twice the 4,886 recorded in 2023, and far ahead of 2020\u2019s 1,957.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In just the first six months of 2024 alone, the number of antisemitic incidents in Berlin surpassed the total for all of the prior year and reached the highest annual count on record, according to separate figures from RIAS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The figures in Berlin were the highest count for a single year since the federally-funded body began monitoring antisemitic incidents in 2015, showing the German capital averaged nearly eight anti-Jewish outrages a day from January to June last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), police registered 5,154&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/07\/16\/violent-anti-israel-protests-target-pastor-congregation-german-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">antisemitic incidents in Germany<\/a>&nbsp;in 2023, a 95 percent increase compared to the previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">However, experts believe that the true number of incidents is much higher but not recorded because of reluctance on the part of the victims.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Munich Residents Form Human Chain to Protect Synagogue From Anti-Israel Protest Marked by Antisemitic Chants Ailin Vilches Arguello Anti-Israel protesters march through Munich\u2019s city center near the main synagogue during Shabbat prayers. 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