Almost every day there was an anti-Semitic incident in Saxony last year. The increase following the attack on Israel by the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas on 7 October 2023 has thus stabilized at a high level, announced the state association of the Anti-Semitism Reporting Office (Rias) and the OFEK Saxony victim counselling centre at the presentation of their annual report.
A total of 349 anti-Semitic incidents were documented last year - an average of 29 per month. Compared to 2023, the number increased by 82 percent. These included 40 acts of violence, i.e. physical attacks (16 cases), threats (8 cases) and targeted damage to property, such as the theft of stumbling blocks (16 cases). This is a very high number for Saxony, especially as the dark areas have not yet been illuminated, said Marina Chernivsky, Board Member and Managing Director of OFEK.
