“They are called pro-Palestine demonstrations – but they are directed against Israel and against Jews”

By Camille Lothe and Stephanie Gartenmann

Under the guise of solidarity

On October 11, Bern turned into a battlefield: arson attacks on restaurants, injured police officers, slogans full of hate. The pro-Palestine demonstration left its mark – and questions.

For Sacha Wigdorovits, founder of the Fokus Israel und Nahost association, it is clear that these protests are no longer political rallies, but attacks on Israel – and on Jews. That is why he fights with facts against false allegations, against the distortion of history – and against silence. In this interview, he talks about the new anti-Semitism, the blind spots of the left and the UN’s inaction.