Germany: outrage as rap album with alleged antisemitic lyrics wins prize

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Germany: outrage as rap album with alleged antisemitic lyrics wins prize

Big businesses have joined growing criticism in Germany over the awarding of an annual music prize to a pair of rappers accused of antisemitic lyrics, with Airbus chief executive Tom Enders adding his condemnation of the decision.

German executive Enders told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper he was shocked by what he considered widespread ambivalence about the Echo award given to rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang on Thursday, which coincided with Holocaust Remembrance Day. The rappers deny they are antisemitic.

“That hurts Germany’s international reputation. Is antisemitism becoming acceptable in Germany?” Enders told the newspaper, adding it was his belief that an anti-Muslim text would have generated far more outrage.

Read more at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/16/germany-rap-album-alleged-antisemitic-lyrics-prize-kollegah-farid-bang

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[TomSea]

Unfortunately, a percentage of that population will hate Israel, yesterday, there was a story of a "Non-Jew" (it was a test) walking with a "Kippa" in Berlin and this person got harassed or attacked over it.

Die Welt:

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Video of alleged anti-Semitic attack in Berlin sparks outrage

Religious and political leaders condemned the attack on two men wearing kippas in an affluent Berlin neighborhood. One of the victims says he wore the head covering to see if it was unsafe, as a friend had told him.

The video depicts one of three suspects hurling verbal abuse and striking one of the victims with his belt. The man also yells the word "Jew" in Arabic. One of the victims — Adam from Israel — told DW that he and his companion had tried to no avail to ignore the attackers.

Read more at: http://www.dw.com/en/video-of-alleged-anti-semitic-attack-in-berlin-sparks-outrage/a-43432466

I did not care to make anyone uncomfortable with really, an uncomfortable story and did not post it. Some of those people of that religion, Islam,  have real problems.

[Sanguine]

Unfortunately, a percentage of that population will hate Israel, yesterday, there was a story of a "Non-Jew" (it was a test) walking with a "Kippa" in Berlin and this person got harassed or attacked over it.

Die Welt:
I did not care to make anyone uncomfortable with really, an uncomfortable story and did not post it. Some of those people of that religion, Islam,  have real problems.

Right you are.   And, I contend that it is the "religion" that encourages these problems.