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| March 11, 2013
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Germany &Turkey nab Iranian nuke smugglers

 

Turkish newspaper reports that security forces both in Germany and Turkey apprehended Iranians who smuggled nuclear materials from India & Germany to Iranian facility in Arak

By Ynet

 

Security forces in Germany and Turkey apprehended smugglers who are suspected of moving nuclear materials purchased in India and Germany to a nuclear facility in the Iranian city of Arak, Turkish newspaper Haberturk reported.

Nuclear facility in Arak - Photo by EPA

Nuclear facility in Arak – Photo by EPA

The raid was carried out in Germany and in Istanbul simultaneously. In Istanbul, an Iranian-born Turkish citizen was detained for questioning and forces seized many documents relating to the smuggling. Continue Reading »

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| January 31, 2013
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Morsi’s “apes and pigs” slur pursue him in Germany

Morsi in Berlin to gather financial aid for rebuilding his crumbling Egyptian economy, however questions about the hateful, anti-Semitic comments he made, calling Jews “apes and pigs”, pursue him throughout the day.

Morsi: I’m not against the Jewish faith or the Jewish people.

 

By The Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi turned aside repeated criticism of his past comments referring to Jews as “the descendants of apes and pigs” as he visited Germany on Wednesday, insisting that the remarks were taken out of context and were aimed at criticizing Israeli attacks on Palestinians.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and President of Egypt Mohammed Morsi, left, address the media during a joint press conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin – Photo: AP

A key focus of Morsi’s one-day visit to Berlin was to seek support to rebuild a crumbling Egyptian economy.

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| January 27, 2013
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On Int’l Holocaust Memorial Day, EU’s Aston says “never forget”

EU’s foreign policy chief Ashton paid tribute to Holocaust survivors.

Germany’s Chancellor Merkel reiterated, responsibility for Nazi crimes is eternal.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, BLOOMBERG

 

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton paid a special tribute to Holocaust survivors, in a statement released on International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday.

Greeks wave swastikas to greet Merkel - Photo by REUTERS-Yannis Behrakis

Ashton said that the survivors of the Holocaust “remind us of this tragedy that we must never forget.”

“Today we remember the victims of the Holocaust. We honor every one of the six million who were brutally murdered in this darkest period of European history,” Ashton stated.

She stressed the importance of remembering that the crime was not perpetrated by a few individuals, but that many were involved directly and indirectly.

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| January 4, 2013
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‘Anti-Semitic’ Spiegel columnist caused uproar

The Wiesenthal Center’s inclusion of Jakob Augstein in its 2012 top-ten list of anti-Semites has sparked heated debate in Germany.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

BERLIN – The inclusion of a Spiegel online columnist in a 2012 top-ten list of anti-Semites has sparked a fierce debate in the German media since the beginning of the new year.zaz

The Simon Wiesenthal Center ranked Jakob Augstein ninth for his written attacks on Jews and the State of Israel. He is a columnist for Spiegel online, owns a large stake in the Hamburg-based Der Spiegel magazine, and is owner of the left-wing weekly Der Freitag.

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| December 28, 2012
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Jews & Human Rights In Europe: The Unfulfilled Promises

There is a genuine risk that core Jewish religious practices may come under attack through the European Court of Human Rights.  A verdict against circumcision in that court would apply in all 47 member states of the Council of Europe (including the U.K., France, Russia, and Ukraine).

 

Seventy years ago, on December 17 1942, British Foreign Minister Sir Anthony Eden reported to the House of Commons that the Jews of Germany and German-occupied Eastern Europe were being systematically starved and murdered.  He read a declaration by the Allies (named by Franklin Delano Roosevelt the “United Nations”) condemning this “bestial policy.”   Continue Reading »

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| December 12, 2012
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German parliament passes federal law protecting circumcision ceremony

The new law, with restrictions for the 1st time, requires that the procedure be carried out by a medically trained and certified practitioner or by a medical professional, and that anesthetic be used if needed.

By JTA

 

BERLIN– The German parliament passed a law protecting the right of Jewish and Muslim parents to choose a ritual circumcision for their sons.

Brit ceremony – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

In all, 434 legislators voted Wednesday for the new law proposed by the federal government; there were 100 votes against, and 46 abstentions. The vote came after months of heated debate over the practice, spurred in large part by a German court ruled earlier this year that called into question the legality of ritual circumcision for children. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2012
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Rare Holocaust images from newly found Nazi albums

Here are the pictures of daily Jewish life during the Holocaust that were hidden in private albums of the Nazi Wehrmacht soldiers for years.

Dariusz Dekiert, a devout Christian from Poland, locates and hands them over to the Jewish, Shem Olam Institute. ‘I see it as rectification,’ he tells Yedioth Ahronoth, a Hebrew language Israeli newspaper

By Yehuda Shohat

 

Like children their age all over the world in recent decades, these children too stood in front of a photographer, followed his orders and smiled. The result appeared almost routine, but there is nothing routine about this photo.

It is a picture of Jewish children during the Holocaust. Continue Reading »

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| December 5, 2012
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Israeli PM, ‘Israel has right to respond to PA provocation’

PM Netanyahu departs for Germany, where he will ask the EU to use their influence with Palestinians to prevent further unilateral & provocative actions.

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu departed for Germany Wednesday morning, where he was expected to push the message that if the Europeans want to prevent Israel from responding further to the recent Palestinian victory at the UN, they should “encourage a positive Palestinian dynamic” and keep the PA from “further provocative actions,” diplomatic officials said on Tuesday.

PM Netanyahu, wife Sarah depart from B-G Airport

PM Netanyahu, wife Sarah depart from B-G Airport – Photo: GPO/Amos Ben-Gershom

Netanyahu is scheduled to dine with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and hear sharp criticism of plans to build 3,000 housing units in the settlement blocs and east Jerusalem, as well as push forward the planning of E1 in Ma’aleh Adumin.

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| November 10, 2012
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Anti-Semitic Vandals uprooted plaques for Nazi victims in Germany

In an anti-Semitic attack, memorials to victims of Nazis in city of Greifswald uprooted on day marking 74 years since Kristallnacht, the pogrom known as Crystal night.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Right-wing extremists uprooted eleven memorial plaques commemorating local victims of Nazism in the German city of Greifswald on Friday, the 74th anniversary of Kristallnacht, German daily Die Welt reported.

'Stumbling blocks' commemorating Nazi victims - Photo: REUTERS

‘Stumbling blocks’ commemorating Nazi victims – Photo: REUTERS

The Jews of Greifswald were among those targeted throughout Germany on Kristallnacht – the night of broken glass, on November 9, 1938. Synagogues and businesses were destroyed, and Jews throughout the country were murdered and arrested en masse. Continue Reading »

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| October 2, 2012
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Legal dispute over: Germany resumes ritual circumcisions

Ministry issues new legislation protecting family’s right to religious circumcision after court bans practice, outraging Germany’s Muslims and Jews.

By REUTERS

BERLIN – Shopkeeper Nevzat Cavan is rushing to meet orders for the white, fur-trimmed costumes worn by Muslim boys for their circumcision, relieved that Berlin’s city government has allowed the operations to resume.

A circumcision ceremony in Bnei Brak

A circumcision ceremony – Photo: Gil Cohen Magen / Reuters

For three months, the elaborate suits, capes and oriental slippers languished unsold due to a shock court ruling that raised the possibility of criminal charges being brought against families who had their sons circumcised.

“There were days when we didn’t even open the till, but now the phone never stops ringing,” Turkish-born Cavan said.

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| September 28, 2012
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Senior Jewish Figure Threatened on Streets of Berlin

A Berlin police spokesman said ‘mutual threats’ during the Yom Kippur incident were being investigated, but would not give more details.

By DPA

One of Germany’s leading Jewish figures said Thursday he had been threatened on a Berlin street because of his religion.

A Berlin street.


A Berlin street. – Photo by Wikicommons/Alexrk2

“The culprit evidently felt provoked by the sight of a Jewish prayer book,” said Stephan Kramer, general secretary of the Central Council of Jews.

A city police spokesman said “mutual threats” during the Wednesday incident were being investigated, but declined to give more details.

The President of the Central Council, Dieter Graumann, told dpa that “this had the appearance of being an act of racism.” Continue Reading »

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| September 25, 2012
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Germany considering criteria to ban Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Spokesman for German foreign ministry  says country is examining whether sufficient criteria exist to outlaw Hezbollah in EU.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

BERLIN ­ – A spokesman for Germany’s foreign ministry told The Jerusalem Post on Monday that the Federal Republic was examining whether the criteria exist to outlaw the Iran-sponsored Hezbollah within the 27-member European Union.

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah speaks to supporters - Photo: REUTERS

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah speaks to supporters – Photo: REUTERS

The spokesman’s comment appears to be the first public acknowledgement that Germany is contemplating a move to ban the Islamist group.

“We are examining very carefully at this time in the EU the preconditions which could lead to a listing of Hezbollah as a terror group,” the spokesman wrote.

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| September 23, 2012
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Tehran slams Siemens over nuclear sabotage

Iran accuses German electronics giant of implanting explosives in components for its nuclear program. Siemens denies doing any business with Tehran

By Associated Press

 

Iran accused Germany’s Siemens on Saturday of implanting tiny explosives inside equipment the Islamic Republic purchased for its disputed nuclear program, a charge the technology giant denied.

Siemens HQ Photo: AP

Siemens HQ – Photo: AP

Prominent lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iranian security experts discovered the explosives and removed them before detonation, adding that authorities believe the booby-trapped equipment was sold to derail uranium enrichment efforts.

“The equipment was supposed to explode after being put to work, in order to dismantle all our systems,” he said. Continue Reading »

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| August 30, 2012
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Olympians’ widows ‘shocked’ by Munich protocols

The widows of those killed in the ’72 Olympic terrorist attack were appalled to learn of Germany’s refusal to suspend the games due to their lack of alternative TV programming

Shahar Chai

 

The long-vaulted records that detail the chaos surrounding 1972 Munich massacre have angered the widows of two athletes who died in the violent incident.

Spitzer, Romano and Israeli ambassador to UK, Daniel Taub Photo: Israeli Embassy in London

Spitzer, Romano and Israeli ambassador to UK, Daniel Taub – Photo: Israeli Embassy in London

Four decades after Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Black September group mounted an attack that killed 11 members of the Israeli delegation to the Munich Games, the Israel State Archives on Wednesday released a series of documents that paint a fractured picture of the actions taken by Olympic authorities and the Israeli government during and immediately after the deadly events. Continue Reading »

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| August 24, 2012
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Leading German politician calls on the EU to ban Hezbollah

Foreign policy spokesman for Merkel’s party says, “Hezbollah threatens the security of our ally Israel”.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

BERLIN – Hezbollah should be placed on the European Union’s terror list, Philipp Missfelder, Bundestag foreign policy spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, wrote The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.

Hezbollah gunman in Beirut - Photo: Reuters

Hezbollah gunman in Beirut – Photo: Reuters

Missfelder’s call to outlaw Hezbollah is the first statement from a prominent and senior European politician since the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies asserted that the Lebanese group Hezbollah – in a joint project with Iran – murdered five Israelis and a Bulgarian bus driver in July.

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