Germany’s Ruling Parties Agree on Landmark Resolution to Fight Antisemitism
Germany’s ruling parties have agreed on a landmark resolution on combating antisemitism, political sources said on Saturday, November 2.
The non-binding statement aims to toughen the official campaign against antisemitism that has made headlines since the Hamas terror group’s October 7, 2023, onslaught in Israel sparked a still-ongoing war.
Intensely debated by lawmakers of the ruling Social Democratic Party (SDP), Greens, and Free Democrats (FDP) with the opposition Christian Democrats (CDU), the draft says no group that “questions the right of Israel to exist or calls for a boycott of Israel” should receive public funding.
It says the mounting antisemitism is “more and more manifest and violent in far-right circles” and also linked to “left-wing anti-imperialism” groups.
The aim is to “protect, preserve and strengthen Jewish life in Germany,” according to a version seen by French media. (TOI /VFI News)
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