Germans

August 14, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany’s Merkel reneges on NATO defense pledge, causing friction with U.S.

In 2014, Merkel’s government committed her country's defense budget at a NATO conference in Wales to increase its expenditure to 2% by 2024. Her broken promise has created intense friction.

July 14, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Jewish museum in Munich is accused of libel against Israel

As part of “the Israeli imperative to ‘make the desert bloom,’ … the Jewish National Fund (JNF) had flattened Bedouin villages, text in the exhibit asserts.

July 12, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal

Half of Germans view Islam as a threat, says new study

The new study surveyed 1,000 people. It was conducted by the foundation’s Religion Monitor department and the data was collected in the Spring of 2019.

May 30, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Neo-Nazi Parties Aggressively Push Boycott of Israel

The party Die Rechte (The Right) used an election poster for the weekend's EU parliament vote stating: "Boycott Israel. Stop ethnic cleansing."

May 29, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

Iran’s rulers feel the pain

Talking to Trump may be how they attempt to relieve it

May 26, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal

German Antisemitism Officer: Don’t Wear Kippot In Public

Felix Klein urges training for police on how to fight anti-Jewish activity

April 19, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir |

Scapegoats of Wrath, Subjects of Benevolence: Turkey’s Minorities Under Erdoğan

March 24, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German neo-Nazi politician meets Hezbollah, supports terror against Israel

"The Lebanese Army and Hezbollah must receive support."

March 19, 2019 | |

Outrage over Berlin Jewish Museum hosting antisemitic Iranian regime

“With the invitation, the Jewish Museum gives the Iranian Embassy the opportunity to make its antisemitic anti-Zionism part of the public debate,” said Stop The Bomb spokeswoman Ulrike Becker in a statement sent to The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

March 17, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. ambassador causes Germany to deport PFLP terrorist from country

Richard Grenell told The Jerusalem Post on Friday “It was the right decision. The Germans made the right decision.”

March 14, 2019 | Tony Badran |

Hezbollah’s Deadly Lies

For years, the terrorist organization duped the expert class into believing it was peacefully evolving. Now that many have wised up, new and more dangerous fictions emerge.

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 18, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

President of German-Jewish community says bank will close BDS group’s account

Mainstream Jewish groups – including the World Jewish Congress, European Jewish Congress, Central Council of Jews in Germany and American Jewish Committee – have urged Schmitz to close the account.

January 28, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

French payment firm closes Nazi account with Hezbollah, Assad and BDS ties

The Third Way wrote on its website: “What every person can do against the Zionist genocide.” The neo-Nazi group supports the BDS movement against the Jewish state.

January 16, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Head of German Jewish Community Demands Bank Shut Account of Pro-BDS Group

Jewish Voice supports the BDS campaign against Israel.

January 7, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Exclusive: PayPal Closes Nazi Party Account Linked to Hezbollah, Assad, BDS

A range of German and American politicians over the years have urged PayPal to terminate the The Third Way account.

January 3, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal

Daughter of Hitler’s War Minister to be Honored with German-Jewish Award

Hilde Schramm, who lives in Berlin, was a former Green Party politician in the city. In 1994, she founded the Zurückgeben Foundation, whose name can be translated as “restitution” or “to give back.”

October 21, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Head of German Jewish community revealed to be non-Jewish

The case of Wolfgang Seibert’s alleged fake Jewish identity is not the first instance of non-Jewish Germans falsely depicting their religious background.

October 12, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Post Exposé causes German city to remove BDS advertisement

When the Post clicked on the link to the now-defunct Palestine Committee entry, the page reads "Page not found."