Upper Palatinate Imam receives suspended sentence for hatred of Jews - European Jewish Congress

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Upper Palatinate Imam receives suspended sentence for hatred of Jews - European Jewish Congress

A preacher has been sentenced to a seven-month suspended prison term for antisemitic incitement in a mosque in Upper Palatinate. The man had called for the killing of Jews during a prayer following the Hamas terror attack on Israel in October 2023. As reported by the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office, the 37-year-old confessed during the criminal proceedings for incitement before the district court in Weiden. For this reason, the case was not he…