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- April 04, 2012
Never in the history of postwar Germany has a prominent intellectual attacked Israel in such a cliche-laden way as Günter Grass with his controversial new poem, "What Must Be Said." The Nobel Prize laureate has delivered a lyrical first strike against Israel. A Commentary by Sebastian Hammelehle more... [ Forum ]
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- March 22, 2012
More and more French Jews are buying homes in Israel amid fears of rising anti-Semitism in France. Many complain of being harrassed in public and feel the country is no longer a safe place to raise their children. In the wake of the Toulouse attacks, the wave of emigration is only likely to increase. By Gil Yaron in Tel Aviv more...
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- August 26, 2011
The German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is set to hold elections -- and the far-right NPD party has been hard at work with a poster campaign. But one hotelier from Rostock has had enough, and has joined forces with Storch Heinar, a satirical stork and staunch opponent of neo-Nazis, to fight back. By Johannes Korge more...
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- August 11, 2011
One month ahead of a state election in Berlin, the far-right extremist NPD party is under fire for a provocative new campaign poster. Party leader Udo Voigt is pictured on a motorcycle with a phrase that translates to "step on the gas," a slogan many are reading as an open allusion to Nazi death chambers. By Annelie Naumann more... [ Forum ]
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- July 29, 2011
Islamophobic parties in Europe have established a tight network, stretching from Italy to Finland. But recently, they have extended their feelers to Israeli conservatives, enjoying a warm reception from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. Some in Israel believe that the populists are Europe's future. By Charles Hawley more...
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- June 21, 2011
Swatiskas intertwined in the Star of David, a map of the Middle East with Israel missing, boycotts of Israeli products: Germany's far-left Left Party, many feel, has a growing anti-Semitism problem. The issue threatens to divide the party. more...
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- May 20, 2011
Yes, Danish director Lars von Trier's comments about understanding Adolf Hitler and about Israel being a "pain in the ass" on Wednesday were ill advised. But the Cannes festival's decision to exclude him from this year's event -- while at the same time rehabilitating Mel Gibson -- was even worse. A Commentary by Hannah Pilarczyk more...
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- January 26, 2011
The Turkish film series "Valley of the Wolves" is not known for its delicacy. Now, distribution of the most recent movie in the series has been blocked in Germany. The flick, critics say, is anti-Israeli and its scheduled release date, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, is insensitive. more...
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- January 05, 2011
The leading rabbi in the eastern German state of Brandenburg says Jews in the community there are warned not to wear yarmulkes or other visible symbols of Judaism. He says the state has a problem with anti-Semitism, but Brandenburg officials claim they are doing all they can to make Jewish culture part of everyday life. more... [ Forum ]
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- November 05, 2010
German publicist Alfred Grosser is well known for his services to improving Franco-German relations. He is also infamous for his anti-Zionist comments. Nevertheless, he has been chosen to help commemorate the Night of the Broken Glass in Frankfurt next week. A scandal is brewing. more...
