http://www.spiegel.de Daily news, analysis and opinion from Europe's leading newsmagazine and Germany's top news Web site. en Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:18 +0200 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:18 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de http://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/logo_120x61.gif http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/prime-minister-viktor-orban-downplays-rising-anti-semitism-in-hungary-a-898319.html#ref=rss Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought this weekend to convince some 500 Jewish leaders gathered in Budapest that his government is committed to combating a frightening increase in anti-Semitism. His speech, however, was notable more for what it left out than what it said. Mon, 06 May 2013 15:01:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/prime-minister-viktor-orban-downplays-rising-anti-semitism-in-hungary-a-898319.html Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought this weekend to convince some 500 Jewish leaders gathered in Budapest that his government is committed to combating a frightening increase in anti-Semitism. His speech, however, was notable more for what it left out than what it said. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/jewish-world-congress-in-budapest-protests-hungarian-anti-semitism-a-897718.html#ref=rss In symbolic protest of growing anti-Semitism in Hungary, the World Jewish Congress will meet in Budapest this weekend. This has angered Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who plans to address the assembly about the criticism. But no amount of talk can erase the fact that right-wing extremism is on the rise there. Thu, 02 May 2013 17:39:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/jewish-world-congress-in-budapest-protests-hungarian-anti-semitism-a-897718.html In symbolic protest of growing anti-Semitism in Hungary, the World Jewish Congress will meet in Budapest this weekend. This has angered Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who plans to address the assembly about the criticism. But no amount of talk can erase the fact that right-wing extremism is on the rise there.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/richard-wagner-a-composer-forever-associated-with-hitler-a-892600.html#ref=rss Born 200 years ago, Germany's most controversial composer's music is cherished around the world, though it will always be clouded by his anti-Semitism and posthumous association with Adolf Hitler. Richard Wagner's legacy prompts the question: Can Germans enjoy any part of their history in a carefree way? Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:18:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/richard-wagner-a-composer-forever-associated-with-hitler-a-892600.html Born 200 years ago, Germany's most controversial composer's music is cherished around the world, though it will always be clouded by his anti-Semitism and posthumous association with Adolf Hitler. Richard Wagner's legacy prompts the question: Can Germans enjoy any part of their history in a carefree way?]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/rabbi-abraham-cooper-calls-german-journalist-an-anti-semite-a-880831.html#ref=rss Rabbi Abraham Cooper has reiterated the Simon Wiesenthal Center's stance that German journalist Jakob Augstein, who also writes a column for SPIEGEL ONLINE, is a leading anti-Semite. He said that Augstein's recent comments have done nothing to change his opinion. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:28:16 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/rabbi-abraham-cooper-calls-german-journalist-an-anti-semite-a-880831.html Rabbi Abraham Cooper has reiterated the Simon Wiesenthal Center's stance that German journalist Jakob Augstein, who also writes a column for SPIEGEL ONLINE, is a leading anti-Semite. He said that Augstein's recent comments have done nothing to change his opinion.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/ruling-hungarian-fidesz-party-adopts-policies-of-far-right-jobbik-party-a-880590.html#ref=rss Internationally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán likes to present himself as a champion of democracy. At home, though, he is implementing one policy after the other that is inspired by the right-wing extremist Jobbik party. Too often, Brussels downplays the problem. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:56:50 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/ruling-hungarian-fidesz-party-adopts-policies-of-far-right-jobbik-party-a-880590.html Internationally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán likes to present himself as a champion of democracy. At home, though, he is implementing one policy after the other that is inspired by the right-wing extremist Jobbik party. Too often, Brussels downplays the problem. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/ronen-bergman-on-the-conflation-of-criticism-of-israel-with-antisemitism-a-877479.html#ref=rss In recent years, Israeli Jews have often confused anti-Israel rhetoric with anti-Semitism, argues journalist Ronen Bergman, who has himself been subjected to verbal attacks for his reporting in SPIEGEL. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:39:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/ronen-bergman-on-the-conflation-of-criticism-of-israel-with-antisemitism-a-877479.html In recent years, Israeli Jews have often confused anti-Israel rhetoric with anti-Semitism, argues journalist Ronen Bergman, who has himself been subjected to verbal attacks for his reporting in SPIEGEL. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/dieter-graumann-and-jakob-augstein-debate-anti-semitism-controversy-a-877427.html#ref=rss Just how strongly are Germans allowed to criticize Israel? Accusations of anti-Semitism against SPIEGEL columnist Jakob Augstein have brought the question to the fore. He debates the issue with Dieter Graumann, the leader of Germany's Jewish community. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:31:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/dieter-graumann-and-jakob-augstein-debate-anti-semitism-controversy-a-877427.html Just how strongly are Germans allowed to criticize Israel? Accusations of anti-Semitism against SPIEGEL columnist Jakob Augstein have brought the question to the fore. He debates the issue with Dieter Graumann, the leader of Germany's Jewish community. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-debates-the-meaning-of-anti-semitism-a-877414.html#ref=rss How critical can one be of Israel? It is a question that Germany has been debating since SPIEGEL ONLINE columnist Jakob Augstein was included on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of the world's worst anti-Semites. Political leaders in Berlin have a different answer than Germans at large. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:45:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-debates-the-meaning-of-anti-semitism-a-877414.html How critical can one be of Israel? It is a question that Germany has been debating since SPIEGEL ONLINE columnist Jakob Augstein was included on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of the world's worst anti-Semites. Political leaders in Berlin have a different answer than Germans at large.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/hungarian-journalist-says-roma-should-not-be-allowed-to-exist-a-876887.html#ref=rss Zsolt Bayer, a prominent conservative commentator, has sparked outrage in Hungary and abroad for comparing Roma to animals and saying they "shouldn't be allowed to exist." Criticism of the remarks is growing, but Prime Minister Orbán will likely keep silent. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:07:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/hungarian-journalist-says-roma-should-not-be-allowed-to-exist-a-876887.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/wiesenthal-center-refuses-to-debate-jakob-augstein-without-apology-a-876087.html#ref=rss The Simon Wiesenthal Center has triggered a major debate by listing a prominent German publisher and SPIEGEL ONLINE columnist among the world's top 10 anti-Semites. The evidence is debatable, but now the center refuses to speak to the publisher unless he apologizes first. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:22:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/wiesenthal-center-refuses-to-debate-jakob-augstein-without-apology-a-876087.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/wiesenthal-list-of-top-anti-semites-triggers-debate-in-germany-a-875774.html#ref=rss The Wiesenthal Center included a top German publisher on its 2012 list of leading anti-Semites alongside the Muslim Brotherhood and Iranian President Ahmadinejad. His writings have been have highly critical of Israel, but how far is too far? Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:09:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/wiesenthal-list-of-top-anti-semites-triggers-debate-in-germany-a-875774.html The Wiesenthal Center included a top German publisher on its 2012 list of leading anti-Semites alongside the Muslim Brotherhood and Iranian President Ahmadinejad. His writings have been have highly critical of Israel, but how far is too far?]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-story-behind-tuvia-tenenbom-and-his-travelogue-of-modern-germany-a-869937.html#ref=rss Tuvia Tenenbom, who runs a Jewish theater in New York, spent a summer traveling through Germany. He found much to dislike, and detailed it all in a sometimes shocking, sometimes hilarious way. But the real value is in the telling, rather than the truth. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:16:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-story-behind-tuvia-tenenbom-and-his-travelogue-of-modern-germany-a-869937.html Tuvia Tenenbom, who runs a Jewish theater in New York, spent a summer traveling through Germany. He found much to dislike, and detailed it all in a sometimes shocking, sometimes hilarious way. But the real value is in the telling, rather than the truth.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/far-right-rhetoric-in-hungary-reaches-new-dimension-a-869826.html#ref=rss People of Jewish heritage are a "security risk" and should be registered on a nationwide list, according to right-wing extremist Hungarian politician Márton Gyöngyösi. His comments, made in the country's parliament, have sparked widespread outrage. But the government was slow to distance itself. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:28:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/far-right-rhetoric-in-hungary-reaches-new-dimension-a-869826.html People of Jewish heritage are a "security risk" and should be registered on a nationwide list, according to right-wing extremist Hungarian politician Márton Gyöngyösi. His comments, made in the country's parliament, have sparked widespread outrage. But the government was slow to distance itself.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/yarmulke-flash-mob-berliners-protest-anti-semitic-attack-a-853570.html#ref=rss An attack on a Berlin rabbi reportedly perpetrated by youths of Arab origin has sparked a debate about anti-Semitism in the country that has increased tensions between Germany's Jewish and Muslim communities. After weekend demonstrations of solidarity with Jews, both groups are calling for increased efforts to combat xenophobia. Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:00:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/yarmulke-flash-mob-berliners-protest-anti-semitic-attack-a-853570.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/berlin-officials-express-outrage-over-attack-on-rabbi-a-852934.html#ref=rss An attack on a rabbi walking with his young daughter through a leafy district of Berlin Tuesday has drawn quick condemnation from local officials and the Jewish community. The perpetrators remain at large. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:20:04 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/berlin-officials-express-outrage-over-attack-on-rabbi-a-852934.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/xenophobia-still-prevalent-in-germany-20-years-after-neo-nazi-attacks-a-851972.html#ref=rss Twenty years ago, a neo-Nazi mob attacked a hostel for foreigners in Rostock, one of several similar crimes in the early 1990s. Today, however, Germany is still plagued by a significant level of racism and right-wing extremism in both the east and the west. For far too long, officials seemed content to ignore the problem. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:56:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/xenophobia-still-prevalent-in-germany-20-years-after-neo-nazi-attacks-a-851972.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/editorial-on-guenter-grass-poem-about-israel-a-825818.html#ref=rss 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. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:04:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/editorial-on-guenter-grass-poem-about-israel-a-825818.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/jews-emigrating-from-france-to-israel-a-822928.html#ref=rss 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. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:47:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/jews-emigrating-from-france-to-israel-a-822928.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/a-stork-vs-the-neo-nazis-satire-campaign-targets-npd-election-efforts-a-782720.html#ref=rss 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. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:51:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/a-stork-vs-the-neo-nazis-satire-campaign-targets-npd-election-efforts-a-782720.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/step-on-the-gas-far-right-party-under-fire-for-suspected-holocaust-allusion-a-779758.html#ref=rss 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. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:58:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/step-on-the-gas-far-right-party-under-fire-for-suspected-holocaust-allusion-a-779758.html 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. ]]>