Antisemitism in 21st-century Germany

Antisemitism in contemporary Germany has been on the rise, committed especially by far-right and Islamist groups. Abuses may be of verbal or physical nature. According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, antisemitism is no "elementary component of left-wing extremism", however is still occurring. Since the Halle synagogue shooting in 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic, Antisemitism has increasingly entered public discussion. The October 7 attacks committed by Hamas and the resulting Gaza war have caused increased tensions between Muslims and Jews in Germany and a spike in antisemitic hate crimes or assaults. The election of the far-right AfD into the Bundestag in 2017 has stirred controversy due to some of the party's leaders expressing their wish to "move on" from Germany's Culture of Remembrance (Erinnerungskultur).

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