Germany
German pro-Israel activist, granddaughter of Nazis, warns: 'Antisemitism is threat to democracy'
Karoline Preisler, the granddaughter of a Nazi soldier and one of Germany's most well-known pro-Palestinian rally counter-protesters, warned about antisemitism in an interview with Walla.
German lawyers file complaint against Merz, officials for 'aiding and abetting Gaza genocide'
Pro-Palestinian activists are banned from Buchenwald, where survivors vowed to fight for peace
Almost half of young Muslims in Germany hold Islamist attitudes, study finds
Police investigating after explosive devices damage Israeli restaurant in Munich
The restaurant’s owners are Jewish, and police are investigating whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism, they told the German news agency dpa.
Frankfurt cinema declines to participate in Jewish film festival, spurring backlash
Frankfurt's Astor Film Lounge declined to host movies during Jewish Film Days this year, citing economic reasons for its withdrawal from the film festival.
Pro-Palestinian rally at Buchenwald memorial shut down by German authorities
The rally was slated for April 12, marking the 81st anniversary of Buchenwald’s liberation by US troops. But the city of Weimar said on Monday it would ban the event on the memorial grounds.
A lost novel from 1943 that predicted the Holocaust has been recovered
Friedrich Torberg recorded his image of a German concentration camp in “Mein ist die Rache,” written decades before the capitalized “Holocaust” entered common parlance.
In the shadow of the Holocaust, survivors kept Passover alive in 1946 - opinion
The first post-Holocaust Passover brought survivors together to reclaim dignity, remember loss, and celebrate survival.
Syria’s minorities question German, British silence on sectarian violence during Sharaa’s visit
Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, was welcomed in Berlin on Monday, where he met with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
'This is apartheid’: International politicians, governments condemn terror death penalty law
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also responded to the bill on Tuesday, calling its passing "one more step toward apartheid."
Near an IKEA store: Wolf bites woman in the face in Hamburg shopping area
Experts say attacks on humans are very rare, and healthy wolves usually keep their distance.
Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher
The enclave, originally called Colonia Dignidad and renamed Villa Baviera, was founded in 1961 by Paul Schaefer, an evangelical preacher who was later jailed for sexually abusing children.
Germany, France, Italy, UK express 'deep concern' over Israeli death penalty bill
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom expressed their "deep concern" over the bill, which could be voted into law next week, the statement said on Sunday.
