Legal Affairs
The 93-year-old, known as “Bruno D.,” is accused of aiding and abetting 5,230 murders as part of the force at the Stutthof concentration camp.
Jews living in Mexico topped the list with about 20,000 requests, followed by Jews in Venezuela and Colombia.
The funds have been distributed to the plaintiffs, who can claim money from assets that are not diplomatic, such as embassies or consulates.
“Germany has to live up to its historic responsibility towards those who, as descendants of Jews persecuted by the Nazi regime, have suffered from disadvantages pertaining to Nationality Law,” said German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer.
The change will apply not only to the children and grandchildren of survivors, but potentially to great-grandchildren as well.
The initiative intends to combat alleged voter fraud in Arab towns by adding a “feeling of security” for workers at polling stations.
Of the 226 who aim to go ahead with the move, 224 are Democrats, one is Republican and another one is a Republican-turned-Independent.
Judge Solomy Bossa ordered prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to decide by Dec. 2 whether or not to open a probe.
Despite the United States recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 and relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv months later, Americans born in Jerusalem are still unable to list “Jerusalem, Israel” on U.S. passports.
Motty Mizrahi and his firm, MBIG Company, which operated out of his parents’ home, have been accused of scamming people out of more than $3 million from June 2012 to March 2019.
Facing charges of fraud and breach of trust, Haim Katz denies any wrongdoing, saying all his official dealings were “in the interest of the public.”
In two hours of presenting before the committee, the Palestinian Authority blamed Israel for its problems related to discrimination, devoting only a few minutes to its own policies and practices.
