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February 17, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Female Imam: ‘Does German FM have an antisemitism problem?’

The Foreign Ministry on Heiko Maas’s watch has faced allegations of stoking Jew-hatred.

February 10, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German president mistakenly congratulates Iran’s regime for its revolution

The office of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced it would not send the Iranian regime a congratulatory email on the anniversary of the revolution - then accidentally sent it anyway.

February 6, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Amb. Richard Grenell criticizes Germany for planned celebration of Iran’s terror regime

A month after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps fired numerous ballistic missiles at U.S. troops in Iraq, Germany’s government is slated to celebrate the founding of the Islamic Republic, prompting...

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,”...

August 26, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany must re-embrace America, Europe

President Trump has been pointedly criticized for putting pressure on America’s European allies. Critics have even insinuated that he is endangering the alliance. Yet it is Chancellor Angela Merkel’s...

June 4, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Pompeo Urges Germany To Follow Britain’s Lead in Outlawing Hezbollah

The German government ignored an urgent plea from the country’s Jewish community.

May 31, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Merkel Refuses to Outlaw Hezbollah, Snubbing German Jews After Kippah Row

When asked on Wednesday by The Jerusalem Post numerous times if the German government plans to ban the Lebanese Shi’ite terrorist organization, Merkel and Seehofer refused to answer.

May 28, 2019 | |

German Jews Demand Ban on Hezbollah After Kippah Warning

Merkel's gov't has refused to outlaw the terrorist entity

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

May 6, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iranian Holocaust denial promoter to speak at German FM party’s think tank

Foundation invites Iranian regime official who promote war vs Israel.

April 29, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Called on to Boycott German Cars Until Hezbollah Banned from Germany

Merkel’s administration is vehemently opposed to banning Hezbollah’s entire organization in Germany, where at least 950 Hezbollah members operate.

March 25, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany refuses to disclose Iranian attempts to buy nuclear, missile technology

WASHINGTON – The German foreign ministry declined to reveal statistics covering illegal Iranian efforts to secure nuclear and missile technology across Europe, according to a March 18 ministry lette...

March 24, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

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

"The Lebanese Army and Hezbollah must receive support."

March 4, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran’s Regime Charges Woman with ‘Normalizing Same-Sex Relations’

The activist, Rezvaneh Mohammad, could face five years in prison.

February 27, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Jews Slam German President for Praising Antisemitic Iranian Regime

“Why... after the Ayatollah Khamenei released a Holocaust denying video... did the president of Germany sent warm greetings to a regime that seeks Israel's destruction?"

February 21, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German President Lauds Iran on Revolution that Seeks Israel’s Destruction

The congratulatory note to a regime that seeks the destruction of the Jewish state and the United States of America has raised eyebrows and unleashed criticism on social media.

February 21, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Trump launches global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality

A report from The Jerusalem Post on death penalty for Iranian gays played a role in ending criminalization of gays.

July 27, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German meddling in U.S. politics and Trump foreign policy triggers sharp rebuke from GOP Senators

German interference in the U.S. political system as means of countering President Trump’s foreign policy agenda has sparked sharp criticism from Republican senators. There has been...

January 27, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

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. ...