70% of Germans oppose TTIP, survey says Seventy percent of Germans oppose the TTIP trade treaty, according to a new poll. The news comes after France said it is against signing the deal amid a scandal over leaked documents revealing negotiations between US and European officials. May 6, 2016 13:25[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Germany’
Hannukah in Berlin
Last Sunday, a group of Syrian refugee children — along with other Muslim groups in — joined with Jewish groups and German citizens for a public Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at the Brandenberger Gate, once the symbol of the division of Berlin into East and West. Aiman Mazyek, head of t[...]
November 11th, 2015 - 7:18 pm § in Misc.
Germany Legalizes Suicide
Berlin – Germany To Allow Assisted Suicide Yesterday 10:54 AM Berlin – German lawmakers passed a bill Friday allowing assisted suicide for “altruistic motives” but banning the practice in cases where it is being conducted on a “business” basis. The issue is a part[...]
October 19th, 2015 - 12:15 pm § in Politics
Greens Warn against Dangerous Dildos
REUTERS der Spiegel: And you thought it would only make you go blind. Germany’s Green Party is worried about the health risks of sex toys. Dildos and vibrators contain dangerously high levels of phthalates and other plasticizers, which can cause infertility and hormone imbalances, they claim. [...]
October 19th, 2015 - 9:35 am § in Misc.
An Ugly View of Germany
German anti-migrant rally highlights European backlash... [...]
Celebrating Jewish Survival in Hitler’s Stadium!
Jewish Olympics’ kick off at the Berlin amphitheater Hitler built Under watchful police guard, thousands of Jewish athletes from around the globe launch first European Maccabi Games in Berlin since World War II The opening ceremony of the European Maccabi Games in Berlin, a first since World War I[...]
July 7th, 2015 - 8:17 am § in Misc.
German Blood is Thicker than European Patriotism
ATHENS — Greece, the root of European Civilization, is close to financial collapse. Meanwhile, Germany continues to maintain a hard line with Athens after Greek voters decisively rejected a loan from its EU creditors under Thomas Pickety has pointed out : ‘If We Had Told You Germans In T[...]
March 3rd, 2015 - 3:26 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
German Jews Turn FAR Right
Based on material from The Forward. The leading Jewish newspaper in the US reports that Rotem Ahituv, a German Jew and an immigrant from Israel, wrapped in the black, red and gold German flag, spoke to a group of right wing protestors: “I am Jewish. My family has lived here in Germany for 70[...]
January 9th, 2015 - 10:36 am § in Misc.
Fair Pay For Sex Workers
WHILE US ARGUES ABOUT PAY AT MCDONALDS, GERMANY WANTS FAIR PAY FOR SEX WORKERS BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s biggest political parties have agreed to ban the so-called “flat-rate” sex offered by some brothels in the country. The aim for this is to allow for individuals within the i[...]
Hannukah 5775: Status of Antisemitism
‘I was at the anti-Semitism rally. Now what?’ Berlin writer Donna Swarthout was frustrated by the lack of enthusiasm of Jewish groups at September’s landmark anti-Semitism rally in Berlin. She sees the Berliner Juden as focused on the past, acting like a persecuted minority[...]