Hamas terrorist attack: More anti-Semitic attacks in Saxony since the Hamas terror

Three years after Hamas' terrorist attack in Israel, the Commissioner for Jewish Life in Saxony emphasized that he would resolutely oppose all forms of anti-Semitism and misanthropy. «Remembering means resolutely contradicting all anti-Semitism. Hatred of Jews has no place in our country,” said Thomas Feist.

The Hamas attack on Israel also left its mark in Saxony. Since October 7, 2023, there has been an increase in anti-Semitic statements and actions in new and old forms, emphasized Feist. These include verbal and written hostility, threats, attacks on people and facilities, the defamation of Jewish symbols and the questioning of Israel's right to exist.

On October 7, 2023, fighters from Hamas and other extremist organizations killed around 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped more than 250 others as hostages to Gaza. The unprecedented attack sparked the Gaza War. Since then, more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-controlled health authority. There has actually been a ceasefire in the Gaza war since October 2025; But there are always fatal attacks.