Christian antisemitism "shows itself in indifference and refusal to take a clear stance on Israel," said Pastor Jobst Bitter, founder of the March for Life movement.
(May 15, 2025 / JNS) The head of a Germany-based evangelical organization told JNS on Wednesday that the reason some European leaders aren’t standing with Israel in its war against Hamas is Christian antisemitism.
“Antisemitism was not invented by Adolf Hitler,” said Pastor Jobst Bittner, founder of the March of Life movement, in an interview from Jerusalem. “It has passed on in many different ways; in the Western world, above all through 2,000-year-old Christian antisemitism, which is still in our system today, and shows itself in indifference and refusal to take a clear position for Israel.”
The remarks come at a time of heightened antisemitism around the world following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel, coupled with ongoing criticism of Israel by European leaders over its prosecution of the ensuing war with the terrorist group.