Israeli foreign minister visits Berlin, says Jews 'no longer feel safe' in Germany

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(5 Jun 2025) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Berlin - 5 June 2025 1. Wide of German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar walking through Holocaust Memorial 2. Mid of Sa'ar and Wadephul talking 3. Mid of Sa'ar and Wadephul walking through the Holocaust Memorial 4. Mid of Sa'ar and Wadephul paying respects at the Holocaust Memorial 5. Mid of Sa'ar and others at the Holocaust Memorial 6. Wreath with ribbons at Holocaust memorial 7. Mid of Sa'ar and Wadephul laying wreaths at the Holocaust Memorial 8. Close-up of flowers and German flag wreath at Holocaust Memorial 9. SOUNDBITE (German) Johann Wadephul, German Foreign Minister: "In 2024, the number of anti-Semitic crimes in this country reached a new high. That Jews say 'I no longer feel safe in Germany,' that they admonish their children not to speak Hebrew on the street, that shames me deeply and that is why the Federal Government will oppose all forms of anti-Semitism with clarity, firmness and consistency." 10. Close-up commemorative plaque featuring menorah 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Gideon Sa'ar, Israel Foreign Minister: "In Germany, there is an anti-Semitic incident once every hour. 8,600 incidents in 2024 - a 77% increase. Today in Europe, today in Germany, Jewish people are afraid. They are afraid to wear a kippah, they don't feel safe in public, students are staying away from campus, Jewish institutions are heavily guarded. This cannot be normalised." 12. Wide of wreaths laid at the Holocaust Memorial STORYLINE: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar visited the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin on Thursday and said that Jews had told him that they no longer felt safe in Germany. "Today in Europe, today in Germany, Jewish people are afraid. They are afraid to wear a kippah, they don't feel safe in public, students are staying away from campus, Jewish institutions are heavily guarded. This cannot be normalised," Sa'ar said. Sa'ar said there was an anti-Semitic incident in Germany every hour and that there had been 8,600 such incidents in 2024 - a 77% increase. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul echoed Sa'ar's concerns, saying that the number of anti-Semitic crimes in Germany had reached a new high in 2024. "That Jews say 'I no longer feel safe in Germany,' that they admonish their children not to speak Hebrew on the street, that shames me deeply and that is why the Federal Government will oppose all forms of anti-Semitism with clarity, firmness and consistency," Wadephul said. Sa'ar and Wadephul visited the Holocaust Memorial in the heart of Berlin on Thursday and laid wreaths to commemorate the six million Jewish victims of the Shoah. AP video by Pietro De Cristofaro, produced by Kerstin Sopke =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/afeda179185247a8982b97160589e83a