Rising Anti-Semitism prompts Minister Prien โขto โขConsider Emigration Under AfD โLeadership
Federal Education Minister Karin Prien (CDU) has stated she would emigrate from Germany should โฃthe Choice for Germany (AfD) ever assume the chancellorship. Prien, โwho has โJewish ancestry, expressed this โขsentiment in the Funke mediaโค group’s podcast “Myโค Hardest โDecision,” stating, “If โthe AfDโ appointsโค the Chancellor, than I will certainly leaveโข Germany before then. I think I can say that today. That would no longer โbe my country. And I’m afraid that it’s already very late.”
While acknowledging the difficulty of choosing a destination, Prien indicated Israel โas the most likely option, though recognizing it as “a big step.” She also mentioned the USA as a potential, though currently challenging, refuge.
Prien’s concerns stem โฃfrom a perceived increase in anti-Semitismโ within Germany.โค She stated that โคthe German โขstate isโ “no longer able to ‘really effectively โprotect Jews from attacks on the streets.'” She โdescribed โคinstances of discrimination, including โฃJews being “spat on” andโ “attacked” specifically because thay are identifiable as โJewish, such as by wearing a yarmulke or a Star of David.
“Jews โขwho are read โคas Jews, i.e. who can be identified by wearing a yarmulke or a โStar โof David, are discriminated againstโฃ on the street, are โฃspat on, are attacked,” โPrien โฃreiterated.โข She noted that many within the Jewish community are already withdrawing from โคpublic life or contemplating leaving โขGermany altogether.
At a recent private meeting, Prien discussed withโฃ members of the Jewish community the possibility ofโค creating financial reserves abroad as a precautionary measure.She admitted to “some mindโค games โขthat I don’t fully closeโ myselfโฃ off to.”
Prien emphasized โthe importanceโฃ of monitoring the stability of current political โขinstitutions, while โขalso condemning the trend of holding Jewish individuals accountable for โคthe actions of the Israeli government. “This is classic anti-Semitic,” she stated, “And those attributions have increased.”
(Source:โฃ dpa/fro)
