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Germany

Rabbi and two sons spat at in Munich

A rabbi and his two sons said they were spit on and verbally attacked as they left a synagogue in the southern German city of Munich.

Rabbi spat on and cursed in Berlin

German police launched an investigation after a prominent Berlin rabbi said he was insulted and spat on while walking down a street in the German capital.

Germany disciplines diplomats over anti-Israel and antisemitic “likes”

Germany's Foreign Ministry has instituted new social media guidelines and disciplined personnel after anti-Israel and antisemitic tweets were "liked" by the official Twitter account of the German mission to the Palestinian territories.

Syrian citizen arrested after attack on Jewish man wearing kippa in Germany

A Syrian citizen has been arrested in Germany for an antisemitic attack on a resident of Potsdam who was wearing a kippah with a Star of David on it.

Former SS soldier charged with hate speech

German Prosecutors have charged an ex-SS guard for questioning the extent of the Holocaust and for offensive comments he made about the victims of a massacre of civilians in France during World War II.

Germany marks 75 years since Hitler assassination attempt

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Europeans to confront populism, nationalism, racism and antisemitism at a solemn ceremony marking the anniversary of the failed July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

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