Bundestag

February 9, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Jews urge Green Party MP to resign from ‘antisemitic’ BDS group

Last year, the Bild paper in Germany said Green Party member Claudia Roth made “antisemitism socially respectable” by enthusiastically meeting with the head of Iran’s quasi-Parliament Ali Larijani.

January 16, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The French and German threat to NATO

President Trump’s targeted killing of the world’s master of international terrorism, Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, highlighted Washington’s improved cooperation and concordance with Middle Eastern...

November 27, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

US ambassador blasts German economics minister for China communist comparison

The U.S. ambassador to Germany chided Chancellor Angela Merkel’s economics affairs minister for drawing an insulting parallel between communist China and America. Richard Grenell did not mention...

October 24, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

European lawmakers demand sanctions on Iran for human rights abuses

Members of the European Parliament have called on trade conditions with Iran to hinge on Tehran improving its appalling human rights record. “Iran is a country where women are imprisoned for being women,”...

September 9, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Mainstream Parties Vote For Neo-Nazi As Community Leader

Stefan Jagsch is a member of the neo-Nazi party National Democratic Party of Germany that supports a boycott of the Jewish state.

August 15, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

‘German foreign minister ignoring lessons of Auschwitz,’ supports Iran

“With all due respect, it is time for the German foreign minister to drop his assertion that it was the lessons of Auschwitz that propelled him into public life."

July 24, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Exclusive: German Peace and Religious Group Boot Pro-BDS Ex-Mayor

The former mayor of the German university city of Jena, Albrecht Schröter, has long been a supporter of the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) campaign targeting the Jewish state.

July 22, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Jewish Historian Accuses Three German MPs Of Countering Anti-BDS Act

Trittin, along with 15 Green Party MPs, spoke against the May anti-BDS resolution because, they claim, it endangers free speech. The resolution is non-binding.

July 17, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Calling Out the UN Human Rights Council’s Anti-Israel Bias

The pro-Israel community is rarely shy about lambasting the profoundly invidious UN Human Rights Council, which year after year singles out the J...

July 15, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German magazine under fire for promoting anti-Jewish conspiracy

Uwe Becker, the commissioner to combat antisemitism in the state of Hesse, wrote on Twitter: "The Spiegel must officially apologize for practicing Israel-related antisemitism."

July 11, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

30 German mosques and cultural centers tied to Hezbollah: intel report

Some 30 mosques and cultural centers in Germany have ties to...

July 6, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Post’ Exposé Leads 15 Banks To Reject Accounts For Pro-BDS Political Party

The MLPD was defined in the report as part of “left-wing extremism” organizations in the state.

July 5, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

After Entry, Germany Bars Talk of PFLP Terrorist With Hezbollah Ties

Pro-Palestinian websites reported that the German authorities banned Barakat from speaking. It is unclear why the German authorities allowed Barakat to enter the country.

June 21, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Against the Current: Germany’s Iranian-Born MP on the Front Lines for Israel and Jewish Life in Germany

Bijan Djir-Sara came to Germany from Iran at 11 and has become one of the Bundestag’s leading opponents of BDS and champions of the Jewish state

May 28, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Terrorist Organization Hamas Runs BDS Campaign From Gaza

Israel’s government does not occupy the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. In 2005, the Israeli government withdrew from Gaza.

May 22, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

BDS Activists Disrupt Israeli Author’s Book Event in Germany

The same BDS supporters who interrupted the book reading have previously crashed a Holocaust survivor's speech. Author Arye Sharuz Shalicar had been speaking about antisemitism in Germany.

May 19, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Ambassador: German anti-BDS motion should apply to Iran’s Regime

The US ambassador Richard Grenell suggested that the Bundestag resolution against BDS should apply to Iran's regime because it seeks the destruction of the Jewish state.

April 23, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Political Party Proposes Bill to Ban State Support of BDS

“We want to prevent state support for organizations that challenge Israel's right to exist."

April 21, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German MP becomes first to urge banks to shut accounts of BDS group

The Green Party politician Volker Beck tweeted on April 8: “Hello Bank for Social Economy. Boycott the boycotts! Close the account of BDS supporters!”

April 4, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Wiesenthal Center urges removal of Anne Frank’s name from NGO due to Antisemitism

Alleged Anti-Jewish conspiracy theorist and Israel-hater Daniel Bax is slated to speak at the Anne Frank Educational Center.