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Germany’s antisemitism czar pulls out of Jerusalem conference over invites to far right
Germany's Commissioner for Jewish Life and the Fight against Antisemitism Felix Klein poses in his office at the Interior Ministry in Berlin on September 19, 2024. (John MacDougall/AFP)
Germany’s antisemitism czar has pulled out of an upcoming conference in Jerusalem on combating Jew hatred after the Israeli government invited members of far-right European parties to join.
Felix Klein’s office tells the Haaretz daily that “he was unaware of the other attendees when he accepted the invitation, and upon learning who the other speakers were, he decided to withdraw.”
French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy has also canceled his participation in the conference due to the inclusion of French far-right leaders Jordan Bardella and Marion Marechal.
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