Anti-Semitism on both sides (archives)
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German official: Extremists share anti-Semitism
Top security official says both right-wing, radical Muslim in Germany have 'similar picture of enemy: Israel and Jews overall'
A top security official says he sees anti-Semitism in both right-wing and Muslim extremists in Germany.
Heinz Fromm, president of the domestic intelligence agency, is quoted in Der Spiegel Sunday as saying both have "a similar picture of the enemy: Israel and the Jews overall."
Fromm said that while neo-Nazis adhere to a racist anti-Semitism, Muslim extremists "are oriented toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
He said both groups have the idea "that Israel and the Jews have undue power that needs to be fought."
Last month, a group of Arab youths attacked and shouted anti-Semitic slogans at a Jewish dance group during a street festival in Hannover.
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