Berlin synagogue firebombed, with antisemitism spiking as Gaza war rages

[Behind the Aegis]

A Berlin synagogue was attacked with Molotov cocktails early Wednesday as antisemitic incidents in the German capital have been rising following the violent escalation in the Middle East.

The Kahal Adass Jisroel community said its synagogue in the city’s Mitte neighborhood was attacked with two incendiary devices. Police confirmed the incident.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz later strongly condemned the attack, saying, “We will never accept when attacks are carried out against Jewish institutions.”

“Unknown persons threw two Molotov cocktails from the street,” the community wrote on X, formerly Twitter. It also posted video footage of police officers investigating the scene in front of the synagogue that was cordoned off.

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[Maru Kitteh]

1. I'm so afraid this will spread like a boiling pot suddenly tipped over

I think of that beautiful little boy stabbed to death by his landlord, a man he loved and trusted. Hamas killed that little boy too, just as sure as they killed all those innocent Jewish children - and they care for NONE of them. They only thing Hamas doesn’t lie about is their intentions, their aims are slaughter and subjugation, and they state it openly.

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R