Hasted crosses in Demmin: Shocking lubrications shake the city

Hasted crosses in Demmin: Shocking lubrications shake the city

In the night from July 10th to July 11th there was a worrying incident in Demmin: unknown perpetrators smeared several walls with swastikas and unspeakable lettering. The facade of the town hall, the staircase to the underground car park on the market and the fire station, such as nordkurier.de were affected. During a tour, the police also discovered smearings on a residential building on the market.

The city administration and the property owners immediately commissioned the elimination of the smearings. The amount of damage is estimated at around 1,500 euros. The police immediately started investigations and is looking for witnesses who can provide information about the perpetrators. These can be reported on the phone number 03998 2540 or via the online guard, according to the information from presseportal.de.

a disturbing social climate

This incident is part of an alarming development in Germany. Since the beginning of the war in the Middle East, the cases of hate crime have doubled with anti -Semitic background. According to the new position of the protection of the constitution, in 2023 politically motivated crimes with anti-Semitic reference were registered, many of them according to the atrocities of Hamas on October 7, as [https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/ANSTISTIEG-ANTISEMISMISMISMISTIMIS-DUENTIMIS-100.HTML).

The total number of politically motivated crimes has reached a new high with 60,000. The President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Thomas Haldenwang, describes the situation as "worrying" and warns of the increased potential for hazard for Jewish people and institutions in Germany. Anti -Semitism not only manifests itself in rough hostility, but also in subtle forms of extremism that are well received in broad society.

The influence of social media

A central point of the problem is the role of social media that contribute to the spread of conspiracy theories and anti -Semitic stories. Especially since October 2023, Islamist organizations have also called for attacks against Jewish people. Such developments significantly change the social climate and represent a challenge for society as a whole.

The events in Demmin are not only a local problem, but also reflect an overall German challenge. It is to be hoped that the perpetrators will soon be caught and that such acts will not become normal. Our society has a good hand to defend itself against intolerance, and it is time that we stand together against anti -Semitism and other forms of hatred.