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| Envoy: 'German Jews feel unsafe' | Envoy: 'German Jews feel unsafe' |
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| The Israeli ambassador to Germany has said he is concerned for Jews in Germany, against the background of what he says is rising anti-semitism there. | The Israeli ambassador to Germany has said he is concerned for Jews in Germany, against the background of what he says is rising anti-semitism there. |
| In a newspaper interview, Shimon Stein said the number of neo-Nazis in Germany had also increased. | In a newspaper interview, Shimon Stein said the number of neo-Nazis in Germany had also increased. |
| The interview appeared as neo-Nazi sympathisers gathered outside Berlin's Tegel Prison to demand the release of a singer jailed for three years. | The interview appeared as neo-Nazi sympathisers gathered outside Berlin's Tegel Prison to demand the release of a singer jailed for three years. |
| A court ruled that Michael Regener's band was spreading racial hatred. | A court ruled that Michael Regener's band was spreading racial hatred. |
| Mr Stein told the Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung he believed there was a greater willingness on behalf of neo-Nazis to use violence. | Mr Stein told the Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung he believed there was a greater willingness on behalf of neo-Nazis to use violence. |
| "I have the feeling that Jews in Germany do not feel safe. They are not always able to practice their religion freely," he said. | "I have the feeling that Jews in Germany do not feel safe. They are not always able to practice their religion freely," he said. |
| He said tightened security had been put in place around synagogues and other institutions. | He said tightened security had been put in place around synagogues and other institutions. |
| He said the fact that neo-Nazis had made gains in recent regional elections showed that these tendencies could no longer be dismissed as marginal. | |
| Rising violence | Rising violence |
| More than 1,200 neo-Nazis from across Europe were due to march on Tegel Prison on Saturday to demand Regener's release. | More than 1,200 neo-Nazis from across Europe were due to march on Tegel Prison on Saturday to demand Regener's release. |
| In March 2005, a German court rejected an appeal by the singer - aka "Lunikoff" - to have his sentence repealed. | In March 2005, a German court rejected an appeal by the singer - aka "Lunikoff" - to have his sentence repealed. |
| Germany has strict laws against promoting Nazism or using Nazi symbols. | Germany has strict laws against promoting Nazism or using Nazi symbols. |
| Three years ago, a Berlin court found the band Landser - meaning "foot soldiers" - guilty of spreading hatred of Jewish people and foreigners in Germany. | Three years ago, a Berlin court found the band Landser - meaning "foot soldiers" - guilty of spreading hatred of Jewish people and foreigners in Germany. |
| Landser's CD titles include The Reich Will Rise Again and Get The Enemy. | Landser's CD titles include The Reich Will Rise Again and Get The Enemy. |
| In February 2005, thousands of neo-Nazis marched through Dresden on the 60th anniversary of the allied bombing of the city. | In February 2005, thousands of neo-Nazis marched through Dresden on the 60th anniversary of the allied bombing of the city. |
| It was one of the biggest far-right demonstrations in Germany's post-war history. | It was one of the biggest far-right demonstrations in Germany's post-war history. |
| Last year the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) won 9% of the vote in Saxony, giving it seats in a German state assembly for the first time since 1968. | Last year the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) won 9% of the vote in Saxony, giving it seats in a German state assembly for the first time since 1968. |
| In May, German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged extra vigilance from the public to help tackle a rise in far-right extremism. | In May, German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged extra vigilance from the public to help tackle a rise in far-right extremism. |
| He said there should be no "no-go areas" for foreigners, as he presented an official report showing a rise in neo-Nazi violence in 2005. | He said there should be no "no-go areas" for foreigners, as he presented an official report showing a rise in neo-Nazi violence in 2005. |