Images of Arabs dancing and acting in a jubilant manner in Germany after Iran bombed Israel with nearly 200 rockets sparked widespread debate in Germany, and now Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said she is shocked and will take “tough action” against these people, claiming they are committing a crime.
However, experts interviewed by Bild say there is no reason for shock or surprise, as many of Germany’s Arab population hold extremely unfavorable views of Israel.
The renowned ethnologist Susanne Schröter, a professor at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, told the Bild newspaper it was a “taboo subject” to address the ties between immigration and anti-Semitism.
In Berlin feiern die üblichen verdächtigen den Angriff auf Israel pic.twitter.com/kFiUZ9cG9X
— Ganesha (@DerGanesha) October 1, 2024“Many of these people have been allowed into the country since the wave of refugees in 2015. A serious mistake,” she said.
She.argued that based on the likes on social media posts showcasing the cheering crowds in response to the Iranian attack, it can be surmised that there are hundreds of thousands of people in Germany who support terrorism.
Islamism expert Ahmad Mansour also told Bild he believes thers is currently a “six-digit” number of terror sympathizers in Germany, which includes “hundreds of thousands” of Muslims reject Israel.
“Not everyone is openly celebrating,” said Mansour, who is of Arab-Palestinian origin.
At the same time, Israel’s war in Gaza has produced tens of thousands of civilian casualties, including high numbers of children, which has sparked outrage in the Muslim world and also condemnation from global institutions and human rights groups. However, Germany has put itself squarely in a situation where this conflict in the Middle East has influenced its own domestic security and led to growing social tension, and even the growing threat of terrorism in the country.
