nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/0d7e57e3d1098fe7 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251224s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/0d7e57e3d1098fe7 doi eng 342 23 Paz, Reut Yael Author aut Antisemitism on Trial - German Courts in a Polarized Era Paz, Reut Yael Verfassungsblog 2025-12-24 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Antisemitic incidents in Germany have risen sharply since October 7, 2023, intensifying pressure on courts, public authorities, employers, and universities to determine where democratic contestation ends and unlawful discrimination begins. While many of these incidents never reach legal thresholds, courts are repeatedly called upon to decide whether contested speech, conduct, or affiliation constitutes legally relevant antisemitism. These decisions must be rendered in binary terms—lawful or unlawful, permissible or sanctionable—even when social meaning, political symbolism, and intent remain deeply contested. CC BY-SA 4.0 Antisemitism from the river to the sea Staatsräson Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/antisemitism-on-trial/ raw object