Germany

Once taboo, Germans’ criticisms of Israel grow louder

by News Sources 04.13.2012

The New York Times reports: To judge by the outpouring of comments from politicians and writers and from the newspaper and magazine articles in response to the Nobel laureate Günter Grass’s poem criticizing Israel’s aggressive posture toward Iran, it would appear that the public had resoundingly rejected his work. But even a quick dip into [...]

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Russia promotes a “step by step” diplomatic initiative with Iran

by News Sources 11.15.2011

Zvi Bar’el reports: It appears that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can rest easy for now, as voices coming from the European Union suggest a military operation is not in the offing. Not only do Syria and China reject such an attack, but on Monday, Germany, France and Turkey added their voices to those objecting to [...]

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Germany threatens to halt submarine sale to Israel

by News Sources 11.01.2011

Der Spiegel reports: Germany is threatening to stop the delivery of a “Dolphin” submarine to Israel in protest over the country’s settlement policies. Government sources confirmed the development when asked by SPIEGEL following speculation last week in the Israeli media that Germany might halt the sale. The move is in response to the recent decision [...]

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Europe is becoming a safe haven for Israelis

by News Sources 06.02.2011

Gideon Levy writes: The numbers are climbing rapidly and the phenomenon is intriguing: Many Israelis are longing for a second passport. If Shimon Peres (now president ) once promised “a car for every worker,” a second passport is now becoming the object of desire. If our forefathers dreamt of an Israeli passport, there are those [...]

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Exile in Germany for Mubarak?

by News Sources 02.07.2011

Der Spiegel reports: Will Hosni Mubarak travel to Germany as a patient as part of a graceful exit strategy for the Egyptian president? Plans for a possible hospital stay here appear to be more concrete than previously believed. SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that a luxury clinic near Baden-Baden is being favored. The United States government’s [...]

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The utter failure of multiculturalism?

by Paul Woodward 10.18.2010

It wasn’t just Germans who were disappointed to see their team fail to win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa this summer. If this was the team that represented “multi-kulti”, for most of us who had the pleasure of watching their performance, the response was: let’s have more — not: this is an utter [...]

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German parliamentarians file war crimes complaints against Israel

by Paul Woodward 06.13.2010

Der Spiegel reports: Public prosecutors in Germany are looking into a war crimes complaint filed against Israel by two members of parliament with the far-left Left Party and a human rights activist who were on board the Mavi Marmara when Israeli troops stormed it 11 days ago. Eleven days ago, the Israeli military stormed the [...]

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Poland arrests alleged Mossad agent in connection with Hamas commander’s murder

by Paul Woodward 06.12.2010

For almost six months, at least 32 Mossad agents wanted in connection with the murder of the Hamas commander, Mahmoud Mabhouh, have managed to avoid arrest. Now that Uri Brodsky (or whatever his real name might be) has been caught, the Israeli government is going to be forced to break its silence on the case. [...]

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The Jihadi Code

by Paul Woodward 11.15.2009

The Jihadi Code CNN, November 15, 2009 New jihad code threatens al Qaeda By Nic Robertson and Paul Cruickshank, CNN, November 10, 2009 From within Libya’s most secure jail a new challenge to al Qaeda is emerging. Leaders of one of the world’s most effective jihadist organizations, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), have written [...]

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