German-Canadian Alfred Schaefer giving a Nazi salute at a rally in Nuremberg on June 30, 2018 (Photo: ReDoc)

July 4, 2018

By Aidan Fishman
Director of the League for Human Rights
B'nai Brith Canada

The trial of two German-Canadian siblings for inciting hatred against Jews got under way in Munich on Monday, a week after one of the accused gave a Nazi salute during a speech at a public rally.

Global Toronto's Christina Stevens spoke to Amanda Hohmann, National Director of B'nai Brith Canada's League for Human Rights, on the German police investigation of Canadian Alfred Schaefer.

The student government at Leipzig University in Germany passed a resolution that condemns the boycott and sanctions movement against Israel, deeming it antisemitic. 

The German Federal Criminal Police launched a raid in Germany this week targeting social media users who have posted antisemitic and other racial hatred. The police entered the homes of more than 60 media users across the country.  No arrests were made, according to Times of Israel.