The German government last week published a new brochure on what it believes to be antisemitic codes and symbols.

Over 80 pages, the brochure catalogues a list of concepts, terms and images ranging from Nazi-era propaganda to contemporary symbols against Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

Intended audiences for the brochure include teachers, “who can use the booklet as supplementary material in the classroom”, and other educational staff, who can use it as a “guideline to help recognise any anti-Semitic remarks in the working environment”.

Germany is one of the key supporters of Israel’s genocide, despite its own history of committing genocide against Jews, Slavs and Roma during the Second World War, and in Namibia in the early 20th century.

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    highlighted the impact that shared perceptions of the enemy can have: sections of the left-wing to far-left scene expressed solidarity with a supposed ‘Palestinian liberation struggle’ during protests."

    Oh Germany school pamphlets demonizing the left, that’s fun…

    Classic German “centrism” delivered condescendingly by a pot-bellied old German man as if it’s enlightenment. “We’ll blame everyone from the left and right under the guise of antisemitism, but not our own policies to supporting a genocide when people are rightfully angry”.