The decision concerns social media posts describing “Zionists” as criminals, terrorists and genocidaires and the question whether these statements constituted incitement to hatred. The court held that the term “Zionists” was context-dependent and could refer to criticism of the State of Israel or its government rather than to Jews as a protected group under § 130 StGB. The conviction for incitement to hatred was therefore overturned, with particular emphasis on freedom of expression and the need to consider alternative interpretations of ambiguous statements § 130 StGB