Germany

Hamburg supermarket crime scene, July 2017

Palestinian migrant gets life sentence for supermarket stabbing in Germany

The asylum seeker could not be deported as he lacked identification documents and was psychologically unstable.

By REUTERS

German city cuts ties to banks that enable Israel boycotts

"We will shortly only work together with banks, peoples' banks, and Sparkassen [public saving banks], who do not maintain business relations with organizations of the antisemitic BDS campaign."

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

German LGBT group closes bank account to protest BDS activity

The Bank for Social Economy holds numerous accounts that wage boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) activity against Israel.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

A MAN wearing a kippa waits for the start of a demonstration against antisemitism at Berlin’s Brande

Berlin Jews call on residents to show solidarity in 'Wear a Kippa' rally

The rally comes just after an antisemitic attack in the city in which 2 men wearing kippas were harassed by a man who struck them with a belt.

By EYTAN HALON

A vendor at the neo-Nazi celebration of Hitler

German neo-Nazis hold rock festival for Hitler's birthday

Residents countered the "Shield and Sword" festival with peace gatherings and protests.

By REUTERS

Report: Dozens of neo-Nazis serving in German police, army

Investigations have been launched in 11 members of Bavaria's state police, another 11 in the Federal Police and an additional 5 cases in the armed forces.

By REUTERS

WATCH: Jewish man wearing kippah assaulted on Berlin street

The assailant lashed the kippah-clad Jewish man with his belt and repeated the Arabic word for Jew, “Yahudi.”

By JTA

German students protest anti-Israel policy of former foreign minister

The students slammed Gabriel for traveling to Iran days after the nuclear deal was reached in 2015 with a large German business delegation to promote trade.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL