An umbrella organization of Germany�s Jewish groups is alleging that an article in one of the country�s leading magazines �fuels anti-Semitism.�
Central Council of Jews in Germany President Josef Schuster was commenting on an article Spiegel magazine published Saturday about a German parliament resolution denouncing the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement targeting Israeli occupied territories.
The Spiegel story suggests two Jewish groups, WerteInitiative and Naffo, used �aggressive lobbying methods� to get lawmakers to vote for the resolution in May.
The non-binding resolution compared the BDS campaign�s economic boycott of Israel and Israeli products to campaigns in Germany against Jewish-owned businesses before the Holocaust.
Schuster told Germany�s Bild newspaper on Sunday he thinks the Spiegel article �clearly uses anti-Semitic clich�s� and was �irresponsible and dangerous.�
A call and email to Spiegel�s editorial office weren�t immediately returned.
(AP)
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A tiger doesn’t changes it’s stripes!
There is plenty of anti-Semitic fuel in Germany left over from 1933. To paraphrase the old song by Tom Lehrer, we taught them a lesson in 1945, and they’ve hardly bothered us since then. But give them time.