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.
Benjamin Weinthal
‘Arab-looking’ men attack Jewish Israeli in night club in Germany
Two men who have been described as having an Arab appearance attacked a Jewish Israeli man on September 7 in the city of Frankfurt, according to German media reports on Monday. The assoc...
Op-eds
Violent attacks committed against Jews in Berlin and Zurich
German and Swiss media Sunday reported several violent attacks on Jews in Berlin and Zurich over the weekend. On Saturday, three Germans and six Syrians were detained for allegedly assau...
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Bernie and Sid
FDD's Benjamin Weinthal joins Bernie and Sid to discuss recent developments in Iran, Israel, and Syria. ...
Op-eds
How Trump and Merkel can fix the Iranian nuclear deal
When German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with President Trump at the White House tomorrow, the looming deadline to waive sanctions against Iran will likely top the agenda. With the May 12 deadl...
Op-eds
German Company Defies U.S., Continues Sending Iran Parts Used in Syria Chemical Attacks
A German company involved in Syrian chemical attacks has defied a warning from the United States and continues trading with Iran, Ben Weinthal reported in The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday....
Op-eds
Germany Doesn’t Arrest Iranian Cleric Accused of Crimes against Humanity, Lets him Leave
Germany has allowed Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, the former head of Iran’s judiciary accused of crimes against humanity, to flee the country on Thursday for Iran, after the...
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German Foreign Minister Under Fire After Comparing Israel to Apartheid South Africa
Israel has slammed German Foreign Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, for comparing the Jewish State’s policies in the disputed West Bank territory to the former apartheid regime in South Afr...
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Germany Pays Extremist Pro-Iranian Islamic Group over $300,000 to Fight Radicalization
The German government is funding a radical pro-Iranian regime Shi’ite umbrella organization with €283,150 ($334,800) as part of a strategy to promote “deradicalization&rd...
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Marxist-Leninist Party Sues German Banks Over BDS Account Closures
The Marxist-Leninist Party in Germany filed a lawsuit against the Deutsche Bank and the Postbank on Wednesday in the West German city of Essen, claiming the closure of the party's bank accou...
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German Jews Cut Ties With Local Turkish Group Due to Antisemitism
The Jewish community in the city of Mannheim broke off talks and exchanges with the Turkish Ditib religious association because its headquarters in Ankara spreads antisemitism, the Mannheimer Mor...
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Hamas Member Convicted In Austria For Planned Attacks In Jerusalem
An Austrian court on Monday sentenced a Palestinian asylum- seeker to life in prison for organizing suicide attacks on Israelis in Jerusalem and for his membership in Hamas. The 27-year-...
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Dana
FDD research fellow Benjamin Weinthal comments on Trump's visit to Israel. Watch the full interview...
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Bernie & Sid
FDD research fellow Benjamin Weinthal discusses Trump's visit to the Middle East. ...
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Swiss Legislature Passes Bill to Stop Funding Groups That Promote Israel Boycotts
The lower house of Switzerland’s legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that would force the government to stop funding organizations that promote boycotts of Israel, Benjamin Weint...
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Dana
FDD senior fellow Benjamin Weinthal discusses the Israeli embassy relocation, bluting IRan in the region, and the lethal antisemitism of Hamas. Watch the full interview...
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Will the next Arab revolt be in Algeria?
A remarkable series of scarcely noticed counter-terrorism operations, labor strikes, and social protests in Algeria last week show the North African country may face a year of upheaval. Six years...
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Dana
FDD Research Fellow Benjamin Weinthal comments on US-Israel relations. ...
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Bernie & Sid
FDD senior fellow Benjamin Weinthal discusses the Berlin Christmas market attack. ...
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Netanyahu: “We Have Beaten” Boycott Campaign
Israel has defeated the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed at a Knesset hearing on Monday. Under questioning from...