Posts Tagged: germany
Antisemitism Is Alive — and Thriving — in Modern-Day Germany
The German national antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein, published an article on May 3, titled, “There is a threat of unrestrained Jew-hatred in Germany.” He started...
Official German Report Acknowledges Islamist Antisemitism in the Country
In a major break with the past, the German agency for domestic security -- Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz -- has published a 40-page report whose title...
The Other Side of Germany’s Positions on Israel and Antisemitism
The German government’s official policy is that it makes efforts to fight antisemitism. One example they give is by providing security for Jewish institutions. Another...
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...
Muslim Antisemitism in Berlin Schools
There are many indications that antisemitism in Germany has increased in recent years on social media, in the public domain, within the political system, and...
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...
Why Political Divisions in Germany Have Implications for Jews and the Middle East
The decline of bipartisan political centrism in Germany portends significant changes -- not only for Germany itself but for other countries as well. While the right-wing Alternative for...
Germany Bans Khashoggi Suspects From Much of Europe
Germany has issued entry bans for 18 Saudi citizens suspected of involvement in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh's Istanbul consulate, effectively banning...
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...
Israel Boycotters Disrupt Holocaust Film Screening in Berlin
Activists disrupted a Holocaust film screening in Berlin last Thursday in an attempt to promote the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Two individuals ascended the stage...
Cologne on Lockdown as Erdogan Wraps up Ill-Tempered Visit to Germany
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up an ill-tempered visit to Germany on Saturday with a visit to Cologne, where a security lockdown kept supporters and...
The Fight for Germany and Europe’s Future
My family has a Ph.D. in the three “I’s” -- immigration, integration, and identity -- not from a university, but from life. My parents were refugees...
Israeli Professor Attacked by Palestinian in Germany, Then Mistakenly Assaulted by Police
An Israeli professor was mistakenly assaulted by a police officer on Wednesday, after he reported a German-Palestinian man who attacked him for wearing a kippah in...
German Festival With Israeli Sponsorship Targeted by BDS Campaign
The Palestinian-led boycott campaign against Israel is calling on artists to withdraw from Berlin’s Pop-Kultur Festival in August over the Israeli Embassy's involvement in the...
