Anti-Semitic Facebook post: Investigations against Kleinmachnower tailoring!

Anti-Semitic Facebook post: Investigations against Kleinmachnower tailoring!

Calau, Deutschland - A worrying incident whirls the minds in Brandenburg. An anti-Semitic Facebook entry has caused excitement, which is apparently to come from the side of a change tailoring. The police in Brandenburg started the investigation to clarify the background of this post, which demanded a ban on house for Jews and Israelis. The operator of the tailoring, Mehmet Uyar, is not aware of any guilt and claims that his side was hacked. As the Berliner Abendblatt reported, Uyar explained that he saw the entry on Sunday afternoon immediately.

The content of the post on Twitter (now x) was more than disturbing. He read: "As of today in my leg, no Jew may enter, namely we want peace, so we have no war, so every Jew has or Israeli banned in my two shops." The entry was deleted shortly after its publication, but the consequences are considerable. The police confronted Uyar on Monday with the incident. He pointed out all responsibility and referred to his son, who headed a tailor in Calau and also claimed that the side had been hacked. So far, however, there is no evidence of a hacker attack, reports the Tagesspiegel .

Current investigations and reactions

The police are now investigating for sedition. Andreas Büttner, the representative against anti -Semitism in Brandenburg, made the incident public and called for an awareness of combating anti -Semitic incidents. In a personal conversation with Uyar it turns out that 60 % of his customers are Jewish faith, which makes the scope of the incident seem all the more frightening. The Anti -Semitism department Brandenburg then sent him a letter in which the seriousness of the situation is expressed.

This incident falls into a time when the documentation of anti -Semitic incidents in Brandenburg achieves a sad record. As can be seen in a report by the Brandenburg Anti -Semitism department in 2023, 377 anti -Semitic incidents were documented, which represents an increase in 173 compared to the previous year. This worrying tendency shows that such incidents are not only isolated cases, but also represent a massive problem in society and online rooms. Over half of the registered incidents (35.3 %) took place online, which represents an additional challenge in combating such statements, as the Brandenburger Landesportal

A call to awareness

State Secretary Dr. In a statement, Friederike Haase underlined the importance of strengthening affected groups and the establishment of an open and tolerant society. The incidents not only show the urgency of the examination of anti -Semitism, but also the importance of measures for the protection of Jewish life in Brandenburg. The state government has already adopted an action concept against anti -Semitism and launched an anti -Semitism officer. But despite these steps, the need for action remains high to prevent such incidents in the future.

It remains to be seen which further developments will arise in the course of the ongoing investigations. Society is required to position itself against anti -Semitism and to have the courage to openly address such incidents.