Jews and gay people in Germany should hide identity in ‘Arab neighbourhoods ’, Berlin police chief warns
Jews and g@y people should hide their identity in parts of Berlin with large Arab populations, the German capital’s police chief has warned.
Barbara Slowik said: “There are areas of the city, we need to be perfectly honest here, where I would advise people who wear a kippah or are openly gay to be more careful.
“There are certain neighbourhoods where the majority of people of Arab origin live, who also have sympathies for terrorist groups,” adding that these individuals were regularly “openly hostile towards Jews”.
Speaking to Berliner Zeitungm, she said that “violent crimes against Jewish people are few and far between, but every act is one too many”.
Slowik asserted that her intention was not to stigmatise any community, stating: “I do not want to 'defame' any particular group of people as perpetrators.”
It was also reported that Players from Makkabi Berlin's youth team were chased by a crowd wielding sticks and knives following a game against local rivals last week.
The team, composed of players aged 13 and 16, said that they were pursued by a group of Arab youths.Players from Makkabi Berlin's youth team said that they were chased by a crowd wielding sticks and knives following a game against local rivals last week.
The team, composed of players aged 13 and 16, said that they were pursued by a group of Arab youths.
The group chanted “free Palestine” and “f***ing Jews”, before they threatened Makkabi Berlin youth members with knives and sticks.
The under-17 match took place in Neukölln, a neighbourhood known for its large Arab and Turkish population.
Schwarz-Weiss Neukölln, the opposition team, said they would identify and throw out the people involved.