For context, this is the kind of reasoning I mean when I say "not specifically antisemitic": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31342308 https://news.ycombina

For context, this is the kind of reasoning I mean when I say "not specifically antisemitic": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31342308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31342308 Many Germans equate "German-ness" with being white and ("culturally") Christian. Jewish holidays would then not only be seen as foreign (in the sense of "Why should a German company celebrate a foreign holiday?") but also religious (unlike Christmas or Easter, which are "just special dates" like Fastnacht or New Year's, as long as you don't emphasize the religious aspects of them). Is this bigoted by defining "German" in an inherently racial, religious and exclusionary way? Yes, definitely. But it's not specifically antisemitic, regardless of whether antisemitism plays an additional part in this instance. And it's very hard to prove as discrimination in a courtroom, especially if you can't demonstrate the specifically antisemitic aspect.