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The antisemitic attack in Halle

„Hello, my name is anon, and I think the holocaust never happened“, says Stephan Balliet into a camera before killing two people in Halle on Wednesday. Balliet’s intention was to storm a synagogue and, with the help of homemade weapons and explosives, commit a massacre there on Yom Kippur, the holiest Jewish holiday. Despite being armed, he did not succeed in penetrating the synagogue. He threw his hand grenades over a wall of the Jewish cemetery. Increasingly desperate that his plan to „kill as many Jews“ was failing, he shot a passer-by in the back. She died. Balliet wanted to kill as many Jews as possible because, in his opinion, Jews are to blame for all the evil in the world.

In her article The „Gamification“ of Terror – when hate becomes a game, Kira Ayyadi explores the bigger context of the antisemitic attack in Halle.

Categories: Right-wing extremism and populism | Anti-Semitism

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“Antisemitism as a Cultural Technique” (ASK) is an interactive interview archive and research tool focusing on the cultural dimensions of antisemitism. It explores the cultural function of antisemitic ideologies, their dissemination through old and new narratives, as well as their impact on art and society. ASK also addresses the influence of current conflicts and debates surrounding remembrance culture.

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Despite being classified as “confirmed right-wing extremist,” the AfD continues to receive massive amounts of state funding for the party and its members.

Despite the classification of the AfD as “confirmed right-wing extremist,” vast sums of public funds continue to flow to the party and its operatives. The federal government pays more than 120 million euros every year to a party that questions the rule of law and human rights and attacks democracy – and that’s just for its electoral successes at the federal level. A massive injection of funds for right-wing extremist expansion and the financing of its affiliated networks.

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They are young, radical, and extremely violent:

They are young, radical, and willing to use violence – the raid on the far-right group “Last Line of Defense” is not just a wake-up call, but a disturbing example of how hate and incitement can become a source of identity for young people.

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