The German Green Party’s Antisemitism Problem
With German federal elections set for September 26, the center-left German Green Party is polling well, and has a solid chance to be part of the next government. For many German Jews and Israel, and...
Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Is German Chancellor Angela Merkel Endangering Jewish Life?
Vicious, often Muslim-animated antisemitism—including violence—has engulfed German cities.
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Antisemitism commissioner slams German parliament for anti-Israel bias
"The decision of the German parliament towards Israel was wrong and might help by weakening the role and position of the Jewish state."
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After ‘Post’ expose, Germany investigates terror in pro-Hezbollah center
Prosecutor opens probes but states pro-terrorism pledge is not criminal
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German educational center sides with BDS, sabotages Israel event
The German-Israel Society of Aachen issued a statement on its Facebook page: "We don't understand the behavior of the representative of our co-organizer, the Aachen Adult Education Center."
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Israel’s ambassador shocked over PFLP terrorist speech in Berlin
Envoy expects Berlin to draw a redline and stop visit of Rasmea Odeh.
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Munich First in Germany to Pass Anti-BDS Law
Munich passed a historic bill on Wednesday to ban boycotts of Israel, becoming the first city in Germany to outlaw public funds and space for the BDS campaign. The joint Christian Social...
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Bill Against Israel – Boycott Advances in Munich
Legislators from the two main parties in the Munich City Council voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday in a committee meeting to approve a bill that would outlaw municipal funding and public space fo...
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First German City Set To Pass Anti-BDS Bill
City Council members from the two largest parties in Munich – the capital of the German state of Bavaria – submitted a bill banning municipal funding and support for BDS activities in...
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Analysis: The Mood in Germany: Kristallnacht ‘Nein,’ BDS ‘Ja’
Each year on November 9, Berlin remembers the lethal anti-Semitic pogroms carried out by Germans against Jews and synagogues in 1938 – the so-called Kristallnacht anniversary. The comm...
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German Party Lifts Requirement for Muslim Students to Visit Concentration Camps
The governing Christian Social Union party in Bavaria’s state government sparked a row over excluding Muslim students and other immigrant pupils from visiting concentration camps as part of...
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Analysis: Is Germany Ignoring the Lessons of the Holocaust?
Berlin - German politicians and world leaders marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Tuesday with didactic warnings about preserving the memory of the Holocaust. ...
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German-Arab Trade Group Under Fire for Boycott of Israel
Volker Beck, a senior Green Party deputy in the Bundestag, called for an inquiry into the practices of the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry because they enable the boycott of Israel.B...
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Analysis: What Does Angela Merkel’s Election Win Mean for Israel?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s third consecutive electoral victory has profound consequences for Israel’s support in Europe and its security cooperation with the Federal Repu...
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The Rise of Germany’s Tea Party
Could a brand-new, anti-euro political movement threaten Merkel's quest for a third term?
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Germany Starts to Clamp Down on Salafists
BERLIN, Germany - Last week the German interior ministry stepped up its efforts against a growing Salafist network in the Federal Republic, stating that "[t]he organization acts in opposition to...
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Iran’s War on Religious Freedom
The Iranian regime is in the news again over an alleged terrorist plot on American soil. Back in Iran, the regime's brutality to its own people continues. As Western governments consider how...
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Can Merkel Repair Fractured U.S.-German Relations?
German chancellor Angela Merkel is slated to meet President Obama this evening and tomorrow in Washington for policy discussions, and for Obama to present Merkel with the Presidential Medal of Fr...
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Germany Now Rivals UK for Israel-Bashing
Britain has been the main European hub for groups advocating a boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) strategy against the Jewish state. Germany, however, has enacted policies which now make it a s...
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Palestine’s German Friends
The major media outlets reported this week that the German government and its fully-owned Deutsche Bahn railway company terminated participation in a long-planned Israeli rapid rail project...