Fighting racism
HOW should Germany respond to the growing number of attacks on foreigners? The latest, a bomb blast on July 27th, at a commuter railway station in Dusseldorf, badly injured nine people. All were originally Soviet citizens; six were Jews. The attack prompted widespread condemnation and calls for action. Senior civil servants from the federal interior, justice and family ministries held an emergency meeting to consider moves to counter racism. But what moves, exactly?
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Fighting racism”
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