Antisemitism: a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a synagogue in Germany

Anti-Semitism in Europe: A Molotov cocktail was thrown today (Friday) at the door of a synagogue in the city of Oldenburg in northwestern Germany. This led to a fire that broke out on the spot and was quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported in the serious incident. The local police said that searches are underway for whoever is behind the act.foreign Minister Israel Katz Last month he called on all Jewish communities around the world to unite and establish a united global anti-Semitism front, against the background of the surge in anti-Semitism that is growing in the US, Europe and other places around the world.

According to the anti-Semitism report of the Ministry of the Diaspora, the Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization, since the October 7th attack there has been a dramatic increase of hundreds of percent in anti-Semitic incidents. In the USA there has been a jump of about 337% in anti-Semitic attacks, in England 512%, Australia with an increase of 738%, and the “highest” in the jump in anti-Semitic attacks is Brazil with a figure of 961%.

Minister Katz said that “I turn to you with a heavy heart following the tragedy of October 7, a day when the merciless murder of over 1,200 innocent Israelis took place, and the kidnapping of over 250 Israelis and others into the dark tunnels of Gaza. More than five months have passed and 134 of our brothers and sisters are still in captivity.”