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Germany

Heavy turnout at al-Quds rally in Berlin calls for Israel’s destruction

Anti-Israel protesters hit the streets in stronger numbers than previous years to demonstrate against the existence of the Jewish state at the annual al-Quds Day rally in the heart of Berlin.

Second German intelligence report says BDS is antisemitic

A German intelligence agency announced for the second time in 30 days that the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting the Jewish state is an example of contemporary antisemitism.

Iraqi suspect confesses to German Jewish teen’s murder

A failed Iraqi asylum seeker has admitted murdering a Jewish teenage girl in Germany after being arrested back in his homeland, authorities in Iraq's Kurdistan region said on Saturday.

German rappers criticised for antisemitic lyrics visit Auschwitz

Two German rappers who created an uproar with their antisemitic lyrics visited the Auschwitz Memorial.

Community shocked and aghast after German Jewish teenager raped and murdered

The Jewish community of Mainz reacted with shock and grief after a 14-year-old girl was found dead, as police launched a manhunt for an Iraqi refugee suspected of killing her.

AfD chief says Nazi era “a speck of bird poop” in German history

The leader of the far right AfD, Alexander Gauland, has claimed that the Nazi era is only a small part of German history.

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