Germany might say Good-Bye to those expressing Anti-Semitism views

Berlin, January 8: Germany has drafted a new law which shows a red eye to those who have a feeling of anti-Semitism. As per the new law, the country could see deporting migrants who express anti-Semitic views.

The CDU-CSU conservative alliance led by Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes to present the new bill by International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27.

The draft legislation calls on the “absolute acceptance of Jewish life” to be considered a “benchmark” for integration and stipulates that “those who refuse Jewish life in Germany or question the right of existence of Israel, cannot have a place in the country.” reports says.

While deportation orders will have to comply with rules set by the German parliament in 2016, migrants found guilty of anti-Semitic hate speech would face deportation under the new law.

Stephan Harbarth, deputy chairman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary group, told that Berlin “must resolutely oppose the anti-Semitism of migrants with an Arab background and from African countries.” Migrants found guilty of anti-Semitic speech could face deportation under the bill.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Germany should appoint an anti-Semitism commissioner to counter growing hate speech against Jews and Israel from both its homegrown far right and the immigrant community.

“Every criminal act motivated by anti-Semitism is one too many and a shame for our country,” de Maiziere told.

Background:

Antisemitism is the hatred of or prejudice against Jews. Antisemitism has a long history, but the most well known act of anti-semitism is the Holocaust, also known as the Final Solution, a genocide which happened between 1933 and 1945. The plan was to totally get rid of the Jewish people in Europe, and up to 60-75% of them was killed. Around six million European Jews were killed because of the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. He said that Jews were a racial group with naturally bad features.