German Interior Minister Thomas de Mezieres expressed concern about the sharp rise in anti-Semitism in the country and the surge in violence from far-right groups. According to the annual report prepared by his department, in 2014 the increase in violence was 22,9%, and the number of anti-Semitic incidents increased by ...
A Berlin court lifted the entry ban for a group of Russian bikers who were going to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II with a motorcycle rally through the German capital. In April, German federal police denied entry to representatives of the pro-Kremlin Night Wolves movement after ...
United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met with German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. At it, the heads of the military departments discussed the issue of restructuring and strengthening the US military presence in Europe. This was officially announced on Wednesday at the Pentagon. "Minister Carter...
A telegram signed by the last head of the Third Reich, Karl Doenitz, to the commander of the Luftwaffe, Robert von Graim, about the surrender of Germany is put up for auction. The preliminary price of the lot is $ 20-30 thousand. The auction will take place on April 29 in New York. A telegram dated May 8, 1945 reports the signing ...
“There has been progress since Minsk, the ceasefire has essentially been respected and heavy weapons have essentially been withdrawn,” French President Hollande said after meeting President Putin in Armenia on Friday. “Truly amazing,” comments a Wall Street columnist...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel in an interview with Reuters on Thursday expressed hope that Vladimir Putin will not try to use the strategy he applied in Ukraine towards Moldova. The German leader said she supports Chisinau's efforts to establish closer relations with...
Berlin Rabbi Daniel Alter has compiled a list of "no-go zones" for Jews in the German capital. Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (CSEG), strongly recommends that Jews not wear kippahs in “certain areas” of Berlin. “There was a time when we knew about the hatred of the Juden ...
“Germany undertook to negotiate with the Russian Federation alone because Merkel believed that she could resolve the conflict thanks to her personal connections with Putin,” writes British journalist Anne Applebaum in her column for the Washington Post. Anne Applebaum notes that over the past ten...
Despite the recent attacks against Jewish targets in France and Denmark, as well as numerous manifestations of anti-Semitism in other European countries, the Jews of the Old World are in no hurry to pack their bags. “Fear of new terrorist attacks alone is not enough to make a decision to emigrate to ...
The Washington Post on Thursday condemned the "weakness of the West" in Ukraine, arguing that US President Barack Obama "passed the Ukrainian crisis to Germany with predictably poor results." In an editorial, the newspaper writes that "another victory" of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine ...