Government program ensures outrage: anti -Semitism as a value?

Government program ensures outrage: anti -Semitism as a value?

In an embarrassing incident, the new traffic light government in Austria, consisting of the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos, has uncovered a serious mistake in its government program. In the 211 -page document with the title "Now do the right thing. For Austria", which was presented on Thursday, the chapter on integration measures is accidentally stated that "anti -Semitism" is one of the values mediated. The government thus blurres a clear limit between the basic values and a phenomenon to be combated, such as OE24.at reported.

The embarrassing mistake was unnoticed when reviewing the extensive program, which was written in record time. This is similar to a statement by ÖVP veteran Andreas Khol, who warned: "Speed Kills." The passage, which actually emphasizes the mediation of "equality, LGBTIQ rights and human dignity", now erroneously mentions anti-Semitism as part of the basic values instead of naming it as a problem, as krone.at . This wording questions the government's intention to combat anti -Semitic tendencies among migrants and raises critical questions about the integrity of government work.

The ÖVP has now responded to the incident and assured that the incorrect draft before the official publication by the Federal Chancellery is checked and revised, which will certainly also be resolved. In the meantime, the question remains unanswered how such a serious mistake could happen in such an important document and raises doubts about the care of the government.