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October 31, 2024 | |

Germany Shuts Down Iranian Consulates, Urges Sanctions Following Citizen’s Execution

Germany will close all three of its Iranian consulates in response to the Islamic Republic’s execution of a German-Iranian dual citizen and prominent dissident earlier this week,...

August 23, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Washington wins as Turkey and Israel restore normal ties

Last week, Turkey and Israel announced that they would normalize their diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors and consuls for the first time since 2018. The announcement follows a series of recent...

September 30, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The German ‘anti-Semitism commissioner’ who enables BDS, Jew-hatred and Iran

Rabbi Cooper of the Wiesenthal Center said re Blume that 'the job of an anti-Semitism commissioner is to fight it and not spread it.'

August 31, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir |

Financial Watchdog Cracks Down on Turkish Public Lender’s German Subsidiary

Germany’s financial regulatory authority on August 26 announced a series of punitive measures against an unnamed financial institution that journalists have identified as Ziraat Bank International AG,...

July 30, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal, Asaf Romirowsky

Germany needs legislation to punish companies for pro-BDS activity

German regional governments and Chancellor Angela Merkel’s administration continue to ignore the federal parliament’s 2019 resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaign targeting...

July 23, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany must implement its anti-BDS policy

Pro-boycott sentiments are present in many federal ministries and state governments.

August 18, 2020 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Distortion and Desperation Inflate Tehran’s Stock Bubble

Over the last week, the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) index fell 13 percent after breaking record after record despite the dire situation the Iranian economy has been facing since 2018. In New York, London,...

June 6, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

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."

June 3, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German antisemitism commisioner seeks end of tax breaks for BDS groups

“If associations in our country support the work of antisemitic organizations, then these may not be privileged fiscally,” Uwe Becker said.

May 15, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Antisemitism Commissioner Calls On Bank To Shut BDS Account

“In past years, Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin decided to deny financial support and municipal rooms, in the future, to the BDS campaign that is hostile to Israel.”

May 4, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran can cause a new Holocaust, warns Islam expert in Austrian Parliament

"If there is going to be a repeat of the Holocaust, it will not be in Europe - here people have matured - but in the Middle East."

April 7, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Notable German Journalist Under Fire for Comparing Israel to its Enemies

Professor Steinberg added “ If Schapira is seriously interested in the treatment of minors worldwide, including by Israel, she should look at the facts, and not propaganda. And she should apologize."

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.

March 10, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Anne Frank center compares Jews fleeing Nazis to Islamic State terrorists

Colonel Richard Kemp, who was a former Commander of Operation Fingal in Afghanistan, wrote on Twitter: “A terrible insult by @BS_AnneFrank. They should delete this disgraceful tweet.”

March 1, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Frankfurt’s mayor blasts Anne Frank NGO for comparing ISIS terrorists to Jews

The Frankfurt-based Anne Frank education center has faced waves of criticism on social media and in Israeli, American and British publications.

February 25, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Weisenthal Urges Germans to Stop Business with Bank that Enables BDS

The bank was classified number 7 on the Wiesenthal Center’s 2018 top 10 list of worst outbreaks of antisemitism.

February 9, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Slams Germany for Refusal to Extradite Turkish Terrorist to America

Germany's legal system, according to critics, has earned a reputation over the years as being overly lenient toward terrorists involved in the murder of US officials and Israelis.

December 24, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German court upholds Munich’s ban of antisemitic BDS campaign

Munich's city council passed in December 2017 a law outlawing BDS events in public facilities due to the antisemitic nature of the campaign against the Jewish state.

December 21, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Report: German gov’t will ban Iran’s ‘terror’ Mahan Air

BILD reported that American politicians and security officials told the German government that American citizens are endangered at airports because of Mahan Air's activities in the Federal Republic.

December 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Public Security Minister Erdan urges German bank to close BDS accounts

Bank provides account to NGO that promotes website comparing Israel with Nazis