‘A wake-up call’: Israel’s consulate in Munich attacked

An attack took place against Israel’s consulate in Munich on Wednesday, according to the consul general of the diplomatic facility.

Tayla Lador-Fresher, Consul General to southern Germany and former Ambassador to Vienna, posted in German on X: “Today an attack was carried out on the Consulate General of the State of Israel in Munich. It is an attack on the symbol of the State of Israel in southern Germany. We would like to thank the @PolizeiMuenchen for vigilance.”

She added that “In recent months there has been repeated antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric. This physical attack now goes a step further. It is important that this is seen as a wake-up call for the German authorities about where antisemitism and hatred of Israel are leading.”

Anti-Israel protests

Heute wurde ein Angriff auf das Generalkonsulat des Staates Israel in München verübt. Es ist ein Angriff auf das Symbol des Staates Israel in Süddeutschland.Wir bedanken uns bei der @PolizeiMuenchen für die Wachsamkeit. In den vergangenen Monaten kam es immer wieder zu… pic.twitter.com/ceKdYTjeoy

— Talya Lador (@TalyaLador) May 22, 2024

It is unclear what damage the attack caused to the embassy and if there were any injuries, say reports.

On Saturday, nearly 4,000 German Muslims, Leftists and mainstream Germans protested in front of the main Munich synagogue, demanding the eradication of the Jewish state.

The German news outlet NIUS reported one of the organizers from the group Palestine Speaks equated Zionism with racism. “Together against Israeli fascism,” was declared at the event and reportedly a number of participants brought large keys with them, which is recognized as a symbol for the demand of the return of Palestinians to Israeli territory.

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), told The Jerusalem Post that “it is beyond an outrage that the local government allowed a pro-Hamas mob to march outside Munich synagogue, especially on the holy day of Shabbat.

“Four thousand antisemites given government sanction to curse Israel with tropes in front of a Jewish House of prayer!” he exclaimed. “SWC urges state and federal authorities to protect the Jewish community from antisemites and government officials who approved this attack.”

This is a developing story.

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