Austria’s new interior minister has rejected allegations of antisemitism from senior Jewish figures in the country. An open letter – also signed by a Nobel laureate in literature – called for Gerhard Karner to be removed from office. Karner was only appointed interior minister one week ago when [his predecessor Karl Nehammer became Austria’s new Chancellor](//www.euronews.com/2021/12/06/karl-nehammer-sworn-in-as-austria-s-third-chancellor-in-two-months) . He is accused of making antisemitic comments during a regional election campaign over 13 years ago when he was a regional official with the conservative Austrian People’s Party. According to German media, Karner once accused Austria’s Social Democrats of working “against the country...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
