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Fast Forward Angela Merkel Rejects Idea of Germany Unilaterally Recognizing ‘Palestine’ As State
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday rejected the idea of Germany recognizing Palestine as a state unilaterally, saying the Palestinians and Israel could solve their long-running conflict only through negotiations. The aim should be that both sides agree on a two-state solution – Israel and a future Palestine – co-existing side by side, Merkel told a…
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Opinion How a German Town Duped the Neo-Nazis
Every year, residents of the small German town of Wunsiedel are forced to deal with thousands of neo-Nazi activists marching in their streets. Rudolf Hess, who was Hitler’s deputy, was buried in the Bavarian town in 1988. Since then, it has been a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. Wunsiedel residents tried it all. They protested and…
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Fast Forward Far Right Party Wants Statistics on Jews in German City
A far-right party in Germany asked to receive information on the number of Jews living in the city of Dortmund. Councilman Dennis Giemsch of The Right party also asked for a breakdown of where the Jews live according to the city districts, according to reports. Dortmund is located in western Germany in the state of…
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Fast Forward ‘Hatred of Jews’ on Rise as Mideast Tensions Spike
Germany’s foreign minister said at an international conference on anti-semitism on Thursday that “hatred of Jews” was on the rise once more in his country and across Europe, fueled by spiraling violence in the Middle East. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Germany’s Jews were subjected to threats and attacks at pro-Palestinian demonstrations, and the conflict between Israel…
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Opinion A New Kristallnacht for Today’s European Jews?
Protesters took to the streets of Paris this summer to demonstrate against Israel / Getty Images (JTA) — Each year on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, we recall the opening salvo of the violent assault on Jews that foreshadowed the Holocaust and ask ourselves what should have been done at that moment. In thinking about Kristallnacht,…
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Opinion Building Jewish Life on the Rubble of the Berlin Wall
The French writer François Mauriac is quoted with the sentence, “I love Germany so much that I am glad that there are two of them.” This was pretty much the attitude among the Jewish community in Germany, in which I grew up in the 1970s and ’80s. The Jews of postwar Germany felt protected by…
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Opinion Using Ex-Nazis as Spies? I Saw It Happen.
Hubertus Strughold worked for Hitler’s Luftwaffe throughout World War II — and was later recruited by the U.S. / U.S. Air Force I got an email the other day from a Jewish man who saw something in Germany 60 years ago that he can’t forget. The man reached out to me after reading my story…
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Fast Forward American Tourist Wearing Star of David Attacked in Cologne
An American tourist was robbed and called a “Jewish bastard” by youths after he asked them for directions in the Cologne train station. Police are seeking witnesses to the incident, which took place at approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday. On the same weekend in Cologne, some 5,000 people reportedly participated in a major anti-Muslim demonstration, mostly…
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