Posts Tagged: germany
Jewish Cemetery in Germany Vandalized for Second Time in Eighteen Months
A Jewish cemetery in eastern Germany has been vandalized for the second time in the space of eighteen months, with the unknown perpetrators still at...
Bavarian Antisemitism Scandal Sounds Alarm for Jews in Germany, Jewish Student Leader Warns
The recent scandal in Germany over a viciously antisemitic leaflet allegedly written by the deputy prime minister of Bavaria when he was a schoolboy graphically...
UNESCO Names Medieval Jewish Town Center in Germany as World Heritage Site
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added the medieval Jewish town center of Erfurt in Germany to its World Heritage List. The...
German Leaders Rally Round Ambassador in Tel Aviv Following Israeli Government Criticism
Germany's top leadership on Monday rushed to the defense of Berlin's Ambassador to Israel after he was lambasted by the Israeli government for allegedly interfering...
Germany’s Culture Minister Admits Commission on Nazi-Looted Art ‘Not Living Up to Responsibilities’
Germany's Minister of Culture Claudia Roth has promised that the government will implement changes to the German independent national advisory commission on Nazi-confiscated cultural property,...
Biden Seeks Expanding UN Security Council Permanent Members to Offset Russia: Report
i24 News - US President Joe Biden is expected to call for a restructuring of the UN Security Council to offset Russian and Chinese power...
EU Urges Iran to Reconsider Barring of IAEA Inspectors
The European Union urged Iran on Sunday to reconsider its decision to bar multiple International Atomic Energy Agency's inspectors assigned to oversee Tehran's atomic activities,...
German Commission for Nazi-Looted Art Calls for Legal Changes to ‘Unsatisfactory’ System
The German independent advisory commission on Nazi-confiscated cultural property is calling for the implementation of a new restitution law in Germany that would give individuals...
‘Catastrophic’: Top German Official Combating Antisemitism Attacks Decision to Allow Bavarian Deputy PM to Remain in Office
The German federal government's top official tasked with combating antisemitism has strongly criticized the decision of Bavaria's prime minister to allow his deputy — accused...
Antisemitic Incident Report: Aug. 26-Sept. 1
JNS.org - JNS publishes a weekly listing of antisemitic incidents recorded and found by Jewish, pro-Jewish and pro-Israel organizations; national and international news; and social...
A Bavarian Scandal Shines a Light on Germany’s ‘Holocaust Guilt’
JNS.org - For the best part of a week, Germany has been gripped by an antisemitism scandal centered on Hubert Aiwanger, the deputy premier of...
Scandal Erupts as Senior German Politician Accused of Authoring Leaflet Mocking Holocaust
Forthcoming parliamentary elections in the southern German state of Bavaria have been dramatically overshadowed by accusations that its current deputy premier authored a violently antisemitic...
Central Asian Islamic State Terrorists Become the Latest Threat to Germany
German and Dutch security officers arrested nine Islamic State (IS) members on July 7 in a major sweep operation in both countries. Seven of the...
Jewish Man Walking With His Son Subjected to Antisemitic Assault in Berlin
The spate of antisemitic attacks in Berlin continued over the weekend, when a 37-year-old Jewish man walking with his son was violently assaulted at a...
