Merz: Jewish Life 'No Longer Safe' in Germany After Berlin Left Win

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that Jewish life is "no longer safe" in Germany, calling it the most serious burden of recent years, after his Christian Democratic Union lost Berlin's state election to the Left Party. The statement reflects a documented rise in antisemitic incidents and political shifts across Europe rather than an isolated remark. Rising hostility toward Jewish communities in nations that once hosted large Jewish populations is a recurring pattern Scripture associates with the scattering and vulnerability of the Jewish people among the nations.