German Chancellor Merkel: 'No More Jew Hatred'

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Monday, September 15, 2014

German Chancellor Angela Merkel led a rally against anti-Semitism in Berlin on Sunday.

Addressing a crowd of 5,000 at the "Stand Up Against Anti-Semitism: No More Jew-Hatred" rally, Merkel said it's Germany's "national and civic duty to fight anti-Semitism."

"We want Jews to feel safe in Germany," she said.

The recent Israel-Hamas war sparked huge protests in Europe, exposing the growing epidemic of anti-Semitism.

In the city of Wuppertal, a mob fire bombed the synagogue. Protesters chanting "death to Israel" and "gas the Jews" attacked Jewish men wearing kippots.

"That people in Germany are threatened and abused because of their Jewish appearance or their support for Israel is an outrageous scandal that we won't accept," Merkel said.

"Anyone who hits some wearing a skullcap is hitting us all," she continued. "Anyone who damages a Jewish gravestone is disgracing our culture. Anyone who attacks a synagogue is attacking the foundations of our free society."

The president of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald S. Lauder, also lamented the rise of anti-Semitism in Germany, saying all the progress of the last 70 years has been darkened by this summer's demonstrations.

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