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Opinion Europe’s Jews Pick Up the Shards After Paris Terrror
After the Paris terror attacks, Jews in Europe are taking stock of where they stand. Here’s 6 voices of hope and fear from a continent on edge. ‘One Common Enemy Unites Them: Us Jews’ By Charlotte Knobloch The attacks in Paris have filled us all with tremendous shock and sadness. In the past few months…
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Breaking News German Far Right Leader Quits Over ‘Hitler’ Selfies
The head of a growing anti-immigrant, anti-Islam movement in Germany stepped down under pressure after photos of him dressed as Hitler appeared in the country’s most popular daily. Lutz Bachmann quit the Pegida organization after the Bild Zeitung splashed the 2-year-old images gleaned from Facebook on its front page Wednesday. Bachmann apologized to his followers…
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Culture Why European NGO’s and the Red Cross Are Real Enemies in Israel
My real name, to those of you who know me by other names, is Tuvia. I was born into an extreme anti-Zionist, ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Israel known as the “Hazon-Ishnikes,” among people who are certain that they are the people closest to God and that they are his only representatives on earth. Simply put,…
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Breaking News 3 Palestinians Sorry for Torching German Synagogue
Three defendants on trial for an arson attack on the Wuppertal Synagogue last July have apologized in court. The defendants, ages 18, 24 and 29, are all of Palestinian descent. Testifying on Jan. 14 in the Wuppertal district court, which is located 330 miles west of Berlin, they said they had been angry about the…
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News How Germany Is Attempting To De-Radicalize Muslim Extremists
Right-wing extremism is not the only kind of extremism Germany faces. An estimated 300 German citizens of Muslim background are currently fighting in Syria as part of the radical-militant organization Islamic State. The number of Muslim Germans who adopt extremist ideology is tiny in comparison with the portion of right-wing extremists in the German society….
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Breaking News Angela Merkel Vows To Protect Germany’s Muslims — and Jews
(Reuters) — Chancellor Angela Merkel promised on Thursday to protect Jews and Muslims living in Germany from prejudice, saying vibrant democracy was the best way to combat the sort of extremist violence that shook France last week. Merkel, a staunch ally of Israel and defender of Germany’s renascent Jewish community, has responded with unusual vigor…
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Breaking News Jewish Man Beaten in Berlin on New Year’s Eve
A Jewish man was badly beaten by several men in the center of Berlin on New Year’s Eve, after he asked them to stop singing anti-Semitic songs. The victim, Shahak Shapira, 26, suffered bruises and a head laceration. He said the assailants were “southern European” in appearance and spoke both German and Arabic. Police say…
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Breaking News Germany Pays $2.6M to Neo-Nazi Victims
The German government has paid some $2.6 million to victims of neo-Nazi violence, including more than $1.2 million to victims of the National Socialist Underground neo-Nazi cell discovered in 2011. The compensation payments, issued to hundreds of victims since 2007, were first reported on Sunday by the German news weekly Focus, according to the French…
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