Hamburg Ordered to Restart Antisemitism Commissioner Selection Process
A court ruled the Senate unlawfully excluded a candidate, requiring a new process while Stefan Hensel remains in office.
- The Verwaltungsgericht Hamburg found legal errors in the Senate's exclusion of a candidate supported by the Israelitischer Tempelverband.
- The court's decision mandates a restart of the selection process for the Antisemitism Commissioner role.
- Stefan Hensel, who has held the position since 2021 and was reappointed in 2024, will remain in office during the new process.
- The court rejected the applicant's request to immediately revoke Hensel's appointment, citing no legal advantage for doing so.
- The ruling is not yet legally binding, and an appeal can be filed with the Higher Administrative Court of Hamburg.
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