Germany
U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, who is rumored to be one of the candidates to succeed Nikki Haley at the United Nations, himself has traveled to Israel more times than he can count and calls Jerusalem “one of the most fascinating cities in the world.”
The chancellor and 13 German government ministers will hold an intergovernmental meeting (G2G) with their Israeli counterparts. This will be the seventh such meeting in the last decade.
Merkel mentions canceling Israel visit if Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar is razed
Meetings have been pushed off for almost a year-and-a-half due to German disapproval of Israeli building in Judea and Samaria, and rejection of Israeli policy towards the Palestinian Authority.
German police accuse Syrian refugee of plotting chemical attack in Israel
German police arrest a 21-year-old Syrian refugee who was allegedly actively recruiting members for a cell that was to carry out the attack.
“As Israelis in practice are not allowed to enter the transit areas of Kuwait’s airport, the plaintiff cannot demand transportation by the Kuwaiti airline from Frankfurt to Bangkok with a stopover in Kuwait,” said the Frankfurt-based High Court of Hesse.
“We are pleased with this decision because Iran diverts its economic resources away from its people to spread violence and instability across the globe,” said U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell.
Falafel is supposed to represent a universal symbol of peace—the oily bond between Muslims and Jews, even as the Middle East fries in violence. But in Berlin, it has become a cause for concern.
“A 14-year-long campaign has finally been crowned with success,” said Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. “Trawniki guards do not deserve the privilege of living in the United States.”
In Mainz, a German city where a Jewish schoolgirl was recently murdered, attempts are underway to recognize its former Jewish glory.
Some German federal states, cities, institutions and politicians have put word to action, and Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt have barred BDS-affiliates from receiving municipal funding and space. Nevertheless, anti-BDS activists say a country that should know better still has a long way to go.
Religious Zionists have built their homes in Germany’s capital, where Jews of all backgrounds can connect with their roots, and feel a sense of family and belonging.
The country, which perpetrated mass murder against Jews and other minorities between 1933 and 1945, also agreed to increase pensions to 55,000 Holocaust survivors in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as to expand eligibility for child survivors.
