Tag Archives: Germany

Must Read: Scoundrels Attack Gunter Grass Truths ~ FACTCHECKS ~ by Stephen Lendman

by Stephen Lendman | SteveLendmanBlog | April 10, 2012 Touching the most sensitive nerves has risks. Nearly always hostile responses follow. Criticizing Israel is the third rail of US politics. It’s also largely off limits in scoundrel media managed news, op-eds, and editorials. Gunter Grass took the risks. He acted forthrightly. His new poem “What […]

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Günter Grass is absolutely correct about Israel ~ by Khalid Amayreh

10-04-2012,08:31 | Al-Qassam Website By Khalid Amayreh German poet and Nobel literature laureate Guenter Grass deserves to be applauded for his moral courage, intellectual honesty, and audacity to challenge some of the established taboos pertaining to Israel and Jews. In a piece of poetry published by a German newspaper last week, Grass, 84, condemned his […]

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The Zionist occupation finalizes purchase of sixth German-made submarine

[ PIC 21/03/2012 – 05:45 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (pic) — The Zionist government is slated on Wednesday to sign with its German counterpart a new military deal to buy a sixth sophisticated nuclear submarine . The Zionist Defense Minister Ehud Barak is in Berlin to sign with his German counterpart Thomas De Mezieres, a […]

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Children’s TV News Coming to Ramallah

WAFA MARCH 4 2012 By Filistin Remawi RAMALLAH, March 4, 2012 (WAFA) – With the help of the German Goethe Institute and in cooperation with al-Quds University’s Institute for Modern Media children’s TV news is coming to Ramallah. Under the title “Prix Jeunesse” (Youth Prize), the Goethe Institute started on Sunday a three-day workshop in […]

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German Minister denounces Cultural Center’s demolition

Wednesday, 22 February, 2012 | 23:13| Silwanic Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — The German Minister Dirk Neibel and his title is the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development , has denounced the Israeli demolition of the Wadi Hilweh Cultural Center, which is affiliated with Madaa Creative Center. The Minister told the media that he had […]

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Maada Creative Center receives the German minister of economic and development cooperation

Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category – Pictures Monday, 6 February, 2012 | 23:08 | Silwanic Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — In cooperation with the German development corporation, GIZ, and the German Representative office in Ramallah, Maada Creative Center hosted Derick Neebel, the German minister of economic and development cooperation during his visit […]

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Germany scraps plan to suspend UNESCO funds

KUNA Politics 11/10/2011 9:11:00 PM BERLIN, Nov 10 (KUNA) — The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs said here Thursday it had abolished a plan to cut off funds to UNESCO as a punitive action after Palestine was accepted into the UN agency despite western pressure. Germany will have to pay 10.8 million euro to UNESCO […]

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Who Gains, Who Loses in Israel-Hamas Prisoner Swap to Free Gilad Shalit?

Tony Karon Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:02 pm | TIME Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is seen in this file still image from video released October 2, 2009 by Israeli television. (Photo: Reuters) Win-win outcomes are all too rare in the Middle East, but the agreement that will see Hamas free captive Israeli soldier […]

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The World Rallies for Palestine – in pictures

Continuous updates Argentina Belgium – Brussels Denmark – Copenhagen Demonstration in Denmark in Support of UN Bid Egypt | Cairo France – Paris Germany New York Indonesia Lebanon | Beirut       Romania | Bucharest Rally in Bucharest for UN statehood bid Tal al Rabee3 Tunis UK – London

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French giant Veolia cut down to size for abusing Palestinian rights

Maren Mantovani and Michael Deas | The Electronic Intifada | 26 August 2011 France is refusing to address corporate complicity in the occupation of Palestine. (Council of the European Union) The French corporation Veolia once appeared unassailable; today it is ailing. It is faced not only with the global economic crisis but also the growing impact of […]

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Germany Sells Nuclear-Capable Submarines to Israel at Discount Price

PNN – Palestine News Network -19.07.11 – 11:16 Jerusalem- PNN- The sixth and final German submarine is awaiting the transfer of 135 million Euros from Israel before it makes its journey to join the Israeli Naval force (IN).  Sale of the hybrid electronic/diesel, nuclear-capable, vessel has been stalled in negotiations for the last year. Israel […]

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Germany: Blockade on the Gaza Strip must be ended

June 14, 2011 |Alresalah.ps Gaza — German Development Aid Minister Dirk Niebel , who visits the besieged Gaza strip , said Tuesday that his country has pledged to offer 50 million euros for building schools in Gaza. Niebel stated in a press conference held in headquarter of UNRWA in Gaza that his visit to Gaza […]

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In Cologne, Palestinians organize solidarity

Published today 14:42 COLOGNE, Germany (Ma’an) — The Palestinian community in Germany organized a workshop on Monday in Cologne to voice support for Palestinian political reconciliation. The workshop was organized in cooperation with European associations and aimed to promote solidarity and understanding of the Palestinian cause. Human rights activists from across Europe attended the workshop, […]

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Euro-wide BDS Forum on Agrexco

  by Stephanie Westbrook |  June 11th, 2011 | Dissident Voice This past weekend in the Montpellier, France, over 100 activists from 9 countries gathered for the first ever European Forum Against Agrexco. Delegates from Italy, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Palestine joined the French organizers for two full days of workshops aimed […]

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German activists set sail for Gaza in support of Freedom Flotilla

Sunday, June 5, 2011 | Hurriyet Daily News ISTANBUL – Daily News with wires A humanitarian aid ship will set sail for Gaza from the German port city of Hamburg on June 19 to support an international initiative to break the Israeli siege by sending ships carrying humanitarian supplies. The ship, named Freedom Flotilla II, […]

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