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In an interview with the Berliner Zeitung newspaper, Barbara Slowik makes polemical comments on the local consequences of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
His comments could create controversy across the Rhine. Barbara Slowik, Berlin's police chief, said in the newspaper Berliner Zeitungthis Monday, November 18: “I would advise people who wear a yarmulke or who are openly gay or lesbian to be more careful. In many metropolises, it is appropriate to be vigilant in certain public places to protect yourself from any delinquency. “
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“Sympathy for terrorist groups”
And when the daily asked Barbara Slowik “who represents a danger for Jews”, she replied: “I will not defame any group of people here. Unfortunately, there are certain neighborhoods in which a majority of people of Arab origin live who have also sympathy for terrorist groups. Open anti-Semitism is expressed against people of Jewish faith and origin.
According to the head of the Berlin police, since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, more than 6,200 investigations for anti-Semitism have been opened. “Fortunately, violent crimes against the Jewish people are rare, although each crime is undoubtedly one crime too many,” she concludes.
