Germany
In a series of speeches at the Bundestag, every German party except for the right-wing AfD voted to condemn Israeli plans to apply sovereignty over Israeli-controlled areas, in the name of international law, regional stability—and friendship.
The Baden-Württemberg state intelligence agency has released a 181-page report documenting Tehran’s ongoing quest for WMDs.
“The Europeans couldn’t sit back and not do anything,” said a Western diplomat.
German Foreign Office: “Annexation would be contrary to international law.”
The collection, worth around $225 million, consists of medieval church relics and was owned by the House of Guelph in 1671 until it was sold to a group of art dealers in 1929.
“With this, Jewish life is demonstratively returning to the Bundeswehr,” says German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
Jewish, pro-Israel groups laud US ambassador to Germany as he leaves post
Richard Grenell has been a “voice against anti-Semitism in Europe, and in calling out the Iranian regime’s hegemonism and sponsorship of terrorist groups,” said Dan Mariaschin of B’nai B’rith International.
Additionally, rules regarding family reunification for Jewish spouses and parents will be eased.
In a letter to the German chancellor, interior minister and foreign minister, 37 academics accuse German “anti-Semitism czar” Felix Klein of “weaponizing” anti-Semitism against critics of Israel.
The move to ban the Iranian-backed Shi’ite terror group was more than a decade-long process in the famously bureaucratic Germany.
“All parts of Hezbollah, including the social, political and military wings, are terror organizations and they should be treated as such,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
Anti-Semites log in to Yom Hashoah video conference, wave photos of Hitler and shout anti-Jewish slogans • Israeli ambassador to Germany: “This incident ... deserves every condemnation.”
