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“The only humanitarian suffering in Gaza is that of the Israeli hostages, who are being chained, starved and held in Hamas’ tunnels.”
“The more security stability increases, the more tourists will come,” said Dani Shahar, director-general of the Israel Ministry of Tourism.
“I think it is a completely absurd idea that an Israeli prime minister cannot visit the Federal Republic of Germany,” said Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s next prime minister.
Although the far-right AfD won 152 seats and would give CDU leader Friedrich Merz a comfortable 360-seat majority, he has already declared he won’t form a coalition with the party.
The victim is a 30-year-old Spanish tourist.
“We serve as the last line of defense in the streets against Hamas supporters. If we fail to stop them—they will overflow the streets and bring back dangers we’ve already witnessed in German history,” said Jochen Kopelke.
The precautionary step aims to “minimize the potential for hostile actions against our community members,” said Ilan Kiesling, spokesman for the Jewish community in Berlin.
The incident came two days after an Afghan asylum seeker plowed his car into a crowd of demonstrators in Munich, killing a two-year-old girl and her 37-year-old mother.
The Stuttgart Reds club reportedly acted due to the “political situation” and fears “troublemakers” would attack Israelis.
France, Germany and the United Kingdom want to play a role in leveraging the Hamas ceasefire to reach a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
The billionaire also praised the AfD party in an address he delivered remotely at one of its rallies.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz highlighted the “worrying and alarming normalization” of antisemitism amid Israel’s 15-month war against Hamas in Gaza.
