Overview
- A man in a passing motorboat shouted explicitly antisemitic insults at the berthed MS Goldberg, and video and photos show him calling for the ship to “go to the Gaza Strip” and using genocidal language.
- The incident was recorded and corroborated by multiple eyewitnesses, and the ship's team also received an anonymous email with similar hostile wording and hostile social‑media comments.
- Berlin police confirmed the abuse to reporters and said the Landeskriminalamt Staatsschutz has opened an investigation for Volksverhetzung, but no arrest or charges have been announced.
- Tagesspiegel reported it identified a Facebook user called 'Peter H.' as the suspected boat driver, but that identification has not been confirmed by authorities and the person did not respond to inquiries.
- MS Goldberg’s leadership said they will not be intimidated and will continue their cultural programme on the ship, which is described by its operators as Berlin’s only Jewish cultural vessel, and the case may sharpen scrutiny of how online hostility links to real‑world harassment.