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EllieBC

(3,353 posts)
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 02:31 AM 2 hrs ago

Berlin police chief warns Jews and LGBTQ+ to exercise caution in certain areas

There are areas where I would advise people who wear a kippah or are openly homosexual or lesbians to be more attentive,' says Barbara Slowik.

Berlin Police Chief Barbara Slowik has issued a warning to Jews and LGBTQ+ individuals to exercise caution in certain areas of the German capital amid rising antisemitism and hate crimes. Speaking to the press, Slowik emphasized the need for vigilance in the wake of recent events, particularly following the attack by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023.

"There are no so-called no-go areas, meaning areas that are too dangerous to enter," Slowik stated, as reported by Die Zeit. "However, there are areas, and we must be honest at this stage, where I would advise people who wear a kippah or are openly homosexual or lesbians to be more attentive," she added, emphasizing the importance of caution in public spaces.

Highlighting the tensions in certain neighborhoods, Slowik explained, "Unfortunately, there are certain neighborhoods where predominantly Arab-descended people live, who also have sympathies for terrorist groups," and where "open anti-Semitism is articulated there against people of Jewish faith and origin," according to Der Standard - Archäologie. She stressed that her intention was not to stigmatize any community, stating, "I do not want to 'defame' any particular group of people as perpetrators," as reported by Süddeutsche Zeitung.


Link: https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/article-829696

What fucking year is it again?
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Berlin police chief warns Jews and LGBTQ+ to exercise caution in certain areas (Original Post) EllieBC 2 hrs ago OP
Awful Meowmee 1 hr ago #1
Fuck Hamas. Cha 1 hr ago #3
1934 lapfog_1 1 hr ago #2
They really need to check the people thar let in JI7 1 hr ago #4
It's probably too late at this point. Norway EllieBC 1 hr ago #6
Be Safe Take Very Good Care, Jewish People and Cha 1 hr ago #5
It only took 90 years EllieBC 1 hr ago #7
Is it all over Germany or mostly Cha 1 hr ago #8
Make America Unsafe Again... COL Mustard 36 min ago #9

JI7

(90,506 posts)
4. They really need to check the people thar let in
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 02:50 AM
1 hr ago

refuse to allow those that can't accept differences. Deport those that are a threat.

Don't just tell other communities to be careful. Protect them by going after the thugs.

EllieBC

(3,353 posts)
6. It's probably too late at this point. Norway
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 02:52 AM
1 hr ago

had to set up classes to explain to their new immigrants that women are allowed to dress as they please and no you can’t rape them or beat them.

Cha

(305,316 posts)
8. Is it all over Germany or mostly
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 03:09 AM
1 hr ago

in East Germany?

Now America is in the early stages of being Unsafe If you're For Democracy and breathe Blue!
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