Angela Merkel

December 25, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Top Iranian cleric Shahroudi dies who oversaw 2,000 executions

Shahroudi, 70, was a close ally of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and had been seen by analysts as a possible successor to him.

December 10, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Merkel’s party rejects freeze of funds for Palestinian terrorism

embers of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union Party voted against a motion on Saturday in Hamburg to stop public funds for the Palestinian Authority’s payments to terrorists and...

November 1, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Merkel Pivots Further toward Iran at the Expense of Saudi Arabia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel froze military sales to Saudi Arabia last week in response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “As long as it’s [the circumstances of Khashoggi’s death]...

October 24, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German bank holds account for soon-to-be-sanctioned Iran Air

Iran Air has been accused of aiding Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in his war against Syrian opposition groups.

October 16, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

‘Anti-racism’ rally in Berlin calls for destruction of Israel

Demonstrators at the march hoisted symbols in support of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

October 10, 2018 | Mark Dubowitz |

SWIFT Sanctions: Frequently Asked Questions

October 9, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal, Asaf Ramirowsky

For Merkel, Israel’s security is negotiable

Will Angela Merkel honor her pledge and follow up her Knesset address with concrete action at a critical juncture for Israel?

October 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Austria slated to ban Hezbollah and Hamas symbols

Austrian media reported this past week that the government’s ban will be expanded to include symbols of Turkey’s ultra-radical nationalist Grey Wolves.

October 2, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany’s best-selling paper calls for end of Iran trade to protect Israel

“It is high time to ask oneself where the money that Iran is earning by this trade is going," Dr. Schuster said.

September 27, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Report: Britain slated to outlaw the entire terrorist entity Hezbollah

Britain banned Hezbollah’s military wing in 2008 because the Lebanese militia attacked UK soldiers in Iraq.

September 25, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Angela Merkel’s Ugly Romance With the Iranian Regime

Why Germany seeks to increase trade with a murderous theocracy bent on Israel’s destruction.

September 21, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Grenell: Volkswagen to comply with US sanctions on Iran

The US ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen will leave the Iranian market to comply with US sanctions on the Islam...

September 12, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Governor Opens Israel Office, Refuses to Ban Hezbollah, Iran Trade

Armin Laschet, the powerful governor of the largest German state North ...

September 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Why is Germany Silent on Corbyn’s Praise of Munich Terrorists?

The barn-burning revelations in the British newspaper Daily Mail in August that ...

August 29, 2018 | Richard Goldberg, Behnam Ben Taleblu

You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide From Iran Sanctions

As the U.S. begins to reimpose tough sanctions on Iran, defenders of the 2015 nuclear deal are peddling myths. They say Russia, China and India will evade sanctions. They claim oil prices will skyrock...

August 27, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

German Foreign Minister in Hot Water Over Effort to Bypass Iran Sanctions

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is under fire for seeking to circumvent powerful pending US financial sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran, betraying his country’s pledge to combat...

August 22, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

When a Nazi comparison makes sense: The BDS movement against Israel

An excerpt from the op-ed follows: The proliferation of pro-BDS activities in Germany prompted Felix Klein, the German government commissi...

August 17, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

German Jewish Council Urges End of Iran- Germany Trade

The president of Germany's roughly 100,000 member Central Council of Jews called on Thursday for an immediate end to Iranian-German business relations, alleging that the trade benefits the I...

August 16, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Top German Social Democrat Urges Bank to End Israel Boycott Support

Michaela Engelmeier, a member of the executive board of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, demanded that the Bank for Social Economy stop providing accounts to groups that support the Boycot...

August 14, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Merkel’s party’s think tank compares Israel’s security wall to Berlin Wall

The Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation – a think tank for German Chance...