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Commenting on a recent wave of antisemitism in Germany, Ron Prosor, Israel’s ambassador to Germany, told DW that even before the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, Jewish synagogues and schools needed to be protected, unlike churches or mosques.
“There’s a lot of antisemitic actions taking place and [it] has no connection with the 7th of October,” the ambassador said.
He added that he was surprised by the increasing number of antisemitic acts in Germany after Hamas’ attacks on Israel.
“The fact is that Jews here in Germany… don’t feel safe going to the S-Bahn or talking in Hebrew or putting a kippah,” said Prosor, using another word for yarmulke.
Prosor also commented on the Israeli military’s ongoing offensive in Gaza, saying the military is working there “slowly and cautiously.”
“We are now moving over to the southern part of Gaza, because we have basically completed the issue in the northern part of Gaza,” he said.
He added that Gazans who go to places that Israel defines as safe havens are “going to be safe inside.”
According to Prosor, however, rockets are still flying out toward Israel from the south of Gaza.
“Those places where they have rockets and they have weapons and they have infrastructure, we will go after them,” the ambassador said, adding that Hamas’ leadership and infrastructure will be destroyed.
Hamas is identified as a terrorist organization by the EU, the US, Germany and many other countries.
Since the beginning of the war, Israel has told residents of the Gaza Strip to move southward, with its military ground offensive so far mostly focused on the northern part of the territory. However, media outlets and humanitarian organizations have reported strikes in southern Gaza as well.
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