Posts Tagged: Angela Merkel
German, Dutch Leaders Express Strong Support for Israel’s Right to Defend Itself
i24 News – In separate calls Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leaders of Germany and the Netherlands expressed their strong support for...
German Health Minister Tells Public to ‘Be Patient’ Over Vaccine Rollout
German Health Minister Jens Spahn urged the country to be patient during the long road out of the coronavirus pandemic as he responded on Saturday...
US Allies Greet Biden as Next President Despite Trump Refusal to Concede
Some of the United States' biggest and closest allies quickly congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday, recognizing his presidential election victory even though Donald Trump,...
Germany Praised by Top Jewish Group for Contributing Another 60 Million Euros to Preservation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Site
Germany said this week that it would provide an additional 60 million euros for the preservation of the remains of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, drawing...
Hezbollah and Iran Rage Against Germany’s Ban
Iran is not reacting well to last week's decision by the German government to label Hezbollah, Iran's terrorist proxy, as a terror group. The move...
Merkel Laments Rise of Antisemitism in Germany, Says Jewish Institutions Must Be Protected
German Chancellor Angela Merkel lamented the rise of antisemitism in Germany in a CNN interview to be broadcast on Tuesday. Germany, she said, had “always had a...
Netanyahu, Trump Lead Heads of State Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led a plethora of world leaders observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday. Netanyahu marked the occasion by welcoming three Holocaust...
Ahead of International Holocaust Memorial Day, Germany’s Merkel Calls for ‘Zero Tolerance’ of Antisemitism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel underscored the urgency of combating antisemitism, racism, and hatred more than 70 years after the Holocaust, calling for new ways to...
Chancellor Merkel’s Legacy and the Jews
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ceded the chairperson position of the Christian Democrat Party (CDU), and announced that after the next elections -- at the...
Merkel’s Approach to Israel Has Not Progressed
JNS.org - German-Israeli relations are difficult in view of Germany’s Nazi past. Angela Merkel does not ignore her country’s history, and has played a significant...
Far-Right Surge in Bavaria Vote Could Reshape Germany’s National Politics
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to humiliate Chancellor Angela Merkel's allies in an Oct. 14 vote for Germany's most influential regional government,...
The Situation in Germany Is Deteriorating for Jews — and Everyone
"The twelve years of national socialist rule was a speck of bird poop compared to the more than thousand years of Germany's glorious past." This graphic...
Jews, Israel and the Glib German Coalition Agreement
As far as Jews and Israel are concerned, the proposed German coalition agreement is a glib document. This is partly because of its content --...
WhatsApp Message Links German Bus Bombing to ISIS
A note left at the scene of the recent bombing of a bus carrying the German Borussa Dortmund soccer team -- which was circulated among ISIS supporters via WhatsApp --...
