Social Democratic Party of Germany

February 28, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

How Germany’s new leader can make history

Friedrich Merz is in favor of boosting Europe’s military strength, standing against antisemites and by the Jewish state, and getting tougher on Iran.

September 30, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Making sense of German electorate’s shift to the Left

Israel should not be under any delusion that the Social Democratic Party has its back. If anything, the slide to the Left, as it is being called in Germany, has serious implications for the Jewish state.

August 25, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany’s ‘anti-Semitism is the socialism of fools’ enters a third century

The Social Democrats need to reverse their pro-Iranian regime and pro-Palestinian terrorism policies, or it will be business as usual.

August 11, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal, Ellie Cohanim

German Appeasement Of Khamenei Endangers Iranians And The World

Back in 2008, the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial titled “Germany Loves Iran” and a piece headlined “Berlin ♥ Iran III” that covered workshops designed to help companies boost trade with...

July 16, 2021 | Alireza Nader, Benjamin Weinthal

The EU Is Only Too Happy to Appease Iran

European leaders appear to be eager for a new nuclear deal that would allow them to reap the rewards of investing in the Islamic Republic.

August 21, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

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Germany’s Battle Against the Delegitimization of Israel

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.

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...

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.

September 5, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Berlin Mayor To Host Iranian Counterpart Who Called For Israel’s Demise

Michael Müller is facing criticism for failing to curb rising antisemitism in the German capital by hosting a meeting on Friday with Tehran’s mayor Pirouz Hanachi.

July 18, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German diplomat for Palestine liked antisemitic and neo-Nazi/KKK tweets

Germany’s best selling paper Bild broke the story and showed screenshots of the Tweets on its website, stating the diplomat liked a large number of “antisemitic and anti-Israel” tweets.

July 9, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

AJC Launches Inter-Parliamentary U.S.-Israel-EU Friendship Group

The Transatlantic Institute said the goal of the group is to strengthen “the trilateral partnership between the US, Israel and Europe.”

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 19, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Israeli embassy slams German Social Democrats for hosting Iran

The social democrats, including German social democratic foreign minister Heiko Maas, have been under fire for mainstreaming Iranian regime antisemitism and Tehran's goal to destroy Israel.

May 16, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Nazi Hunter: German Social Democrats Appeased Iranian Holocaust Deniers

Dr. Efraim Zuroff, chief Nazi-hunter for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, accused the German Social Democratic Party think tank of appeasing an Iranian Holocaust denial institute that works with the globa...

May 15, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. To German Social Democrats: Don’t Host Iran Holocaust Denial Entity

"IPIS, the Iranian MFA think tank, hosted a Holocaust denial conference in 2006. Both Germany and the United States condemned the event."

May 9, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Jews Slam Social Democrats for event with Iran’s ‘Criminal Regime’

"There is enough evidence to break all relations with Iran. Why are you giving this criminal regime a podium?"

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.

May 1, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German NGO disinvites Israeli writer for slamming Berlin pro-Iran

Social Democratic Foundation worked with terrorist entity Hezbollah.