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Germany

Torch-wielding neo-Nazis march in Nuremberg

German prosecutors are considering filing criminal charges after a video emerged that showed far-right members marching through Nuremberg.

German Jews slam country’s president for praising Iranian regime

The Central Council of Jews in Germany blasted federal president Frank-Walter Steinmeier for sending a telegramme congratulating Iran on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Islamic Republic.

German mayor apologises for posting Nazi-era memorial advertisement

The mayor of Hildburghausen in Germany has apologised for publishing a Nazi-era memorial advertisement commemorating the town’s bombardment during World War II.

Josef Schuster calls on German army to restore Jewish chaplaincy

The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany called on the German military to offer its Jewish and Muslim members religious service.

German payments to WWII injured included Nazi collaborators

Germany is still making payments to more than 2,000 people worldwide under a law that provides for “war victims,” including a number of Nazi collaborators.

Significant rise in antisemitic crimes in Germany in 2018

The number of antisemitic crimes in Germany increased significantly in 2018 over the previous year, according to government statistics.

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