Germany’s Muddle on Antisemitism

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Lawmakers in the German Bundestag (Lower House of Parliament) in Berlin, Germany on November 7, 2024. © 2024 Markus Schreiber/AP Photo A resolution adopted by the German Bundestag last week on curbing antisemitism and protecting Jewish life could negatively impact civil society and free expression in the country.Germany’s concern about antisemitism is justified and, given its history, understandable. It is a pressing issue emanating from both the far right and the left and needs to be taken seriously.But Germany has found itself in a muddle on…

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