Statements about German guilt – Jewish Student Union demands an apology from Roth

The chairman of the Jewish Student Union (JSUD), Ron Dekel, has called on the former Minister of State for Culture and Green Bundestag member Claudia Roth to publicly apologize for recent statements on the subject of anti-Semitism and hostility to Israel.

“Ms. Roth’s statements are frightening,” he told the “Editorial Network Germany” (RND). "She was declared a great anti-Semite after the documenta. I thought at the time that we couldn't rely on her in the fight against anti-Semitism, but that wasn't entirely true either. After I saw the video, I'm just speechless."

Dekel added: "Ms. Roth demands that one free oneself from German guilt at a time when anti-Semitism is at an all-time high in German society. I demand that Ms. Roth publicly apologize and distance herself from these statements."

Roth had distanced himself from previous statements made after the 2024 Berlinale regarding the Gaza war. In the “Jung & Naiv” podcast, the Green politician spoke retrospectively about personal mistakes. She now regrets that she also criticized actors in the film “No Other Land”, whose statements were subsequently criticized. She attributed this to massive pressure, which she attributed primarily to the Central Council of Jews in Germany.