Tag Archives: Germany

Germany inaugurates Munich Olympics massacre memorial, Frankfurt bans BDS

Posted on 7 September 2017 by

Several items of surprisingly good news regarding antisemitism and the delegitimization of Israel have emerged from Germany, of all places, in recent days. The most important news happened this week, when a memorial center to the victims of the Munich … Continue reading →

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Is Erdogan going to help Geert Wilders get elected in Holland?

Posted on 15 March 2017 by

While we were out celebrating Purim, a different kind of “nahafoch hu” – a topsy turvy event – was occurring in Holland. It all started when Turkish President, in his bid to turn himself into a modern-day Sultan, has been … Continue reading →

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Gestures of support for Israel after the terror attack, but no change in EU policy

Posted on 12 January 2017 by

After this week’s terror attack Israelis were pleasantly surprised (if that’s the right term) and even gratified to see symbolic expressions of support extended to us from around the world. This is in stark contrast to previous attacks where, besides … Continue reading →

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More water libels, this time from Germany

Posted on 31 August 2016 by

A few weeks ago I wrote about the Palestinians’ water libels against Israel in which Israel was accused of cutting off water to Palestinian villages. The water libel has not gone away but, just like the antisemitism that fed this … Continue reading →

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The world’s gone mad – attacks all over Europe and beyond

Posted on 26 July 2016 by

It has come to the situation where you wake up in the morning and are scared to turn on the news for fear of hearing about yet another ISIS-inspired atrocity, a mass shooting, hostage taking or worse. Europe is under … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 30 October 2015 by

As I have said over the last few weeks, despite the “matzav” (security situation) and despite the incitement and antisemitism – or maybe precisely because of all that = I feel the need to post some good news before Shabbat. … Continue reading →

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