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Antisemitische Vorfälle nach den Massakern der Hamas am 7. Oktober: Die Rolle von Gelegenheitsstrukturen für das antisemitische Vorfallgeschehen in Deutschland
Translated Title: Antisemitic incidents following the Hamas massacres of October 7: The role of opportunity structures in antisemitic incidents in Germany
Author(s): Gruber, Julius; Loy, Bianca; Poensgen, Daniel
Date: 2023
Topics: Antisemitism: Incident Monitoring, October 7 2023 attacks + aftermath, Main Topic: Antisemitism
Abstract: Das Working Paper diskutiert Gründe für den Anstieg antisemitischer Vorfälle in Deutschland nach den Massakern der Hamas vom 7. Oktober 2023 in Israel. Dieser Anstieg wird zunächst mittels Ergebnissen des zivilgesellschaftlichen Antisemitismus-Monitorings der RIAS-Meldestellen aus ganz Deutschland dargestellt. Danach wird der Frage nachgegangen, welche Faktoren das Vorfallgeschehen nach dem 7. Oktober beeinflusst haben. Dafür wird das Konzept der Gelegenheitsstrukturen, wie es Lars Rensmann für die Antisemitismusforschung nutzbar gemacht hat, adaptiert und angewandt. Unter Berücksichtigung der Betroffenenperspektive zeigt sich: Mit den Massakern vom 7. Oktober hat sich eine Gelegenheitsstruktur etabliert, die – vor allem aufgrund der besonderen Gewaltförmigkeit ihres Anlassereignisses – eine besonders bedrohliche Wirkung auf Jüdinnen_Juden entfaltet hat.
Antisemitic Reactions to October 7: The German Case
Author(s): Gruber, Julius; Loy, Bianca; Poensgen, Daniel
Editor(s): Freedman, Rosa; Hirsh, David
Date: 2024
Topics: Antisemitism: Monitoring, Hate crime, Main Topic: Antisemitism, October 7 2023 attacks + aftermath, Violence
Abstract: October 7 marked the beginning of an antisemitic dynamic in Germany: By mid-November, civil society reporting offices working with the method developed by RIAS had documented a total of 994 antisemitic incidents in the context of the Hamas massacres and the war in Israel and Gaza for the period from October 7 to November 9, 2023. This equates to 29 incidents per day. The incidents include three cases of extreme violence that could potentially be deadly. The chapter deploys the concept of opportunity structures to describe this dynamic. In this sense, the widespread violence perpetrated by Hamas in Israel establishes a framework that also favours the occurrence of antisemitic incidents in Germany. Opportunity structures such as social structures, political-cultural reservoirs, public debates, situational factors and others are not the reason for antisemitism but provide antisemites with the framework to act antisemitically. Taking into account the perspective of those affected by these antisemitic incidents, the chapter states that for Jews in Germany, October 7 represents a turning point that further intensifies the feeling of threat and isolation in German society.