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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

Thomas de Maiziere

President of the German Federal Intelligence Agency (BND) Bruno Kahl (L) leaves after a meeting with members of the Parliamentary Control Panel (PKGr) at the parliament in Berlin after Russian hackers infiltrated Germany's foreign and interior ministries' online networks, March 1, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / DPA / Kay Nietfeld / Germany OUT)
March 1, 2018, 8:07 pm
Cyber attack ‘ongoing’ against German government network
Russian hackers who attacked parliament’s IT system in 2015 believed behind new assault on broader network that includes foreign and interior ministries
By Hui Min NEO
German Chancellor Angela Merkel lays a wreath at the International Memorial of former Nazi concentration camp of Dachau, southwestern Germany, during a ceremony to mark 70 years since it was liberated by US forces on May 3, 2015. American army trucks rolled into Dachau, northwest of Munich, on April 29, 1945 to discover the unspeakable horror that had led to more than 41,000 people being killed, having starved or died of disease. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE)
January 11, 2018, 3:37 am
German politician urges concentration camp visits for all, including migrants
Welcomed by head of Jewish community, move comes amid concern over anti-Semitism among migrants from Muslim-majority countries
By ToI Staff and AP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a statement to journalists on May 3, 2017. (John MacDougall/AFP)
January 6, 2018, 9:31 pm
German bill seeks deportation of migrants who express anti-Semitism
Conservative legislation being prepared for Holocaust Remembrance Day states, ‘Any who reject Jewish life, question Israel’s right to exist can not have a place in our country’
By ToI Staff
Extreme right-wings demonstrators gather prior to a neo-Nazi rally on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the death of Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess in Berlin Spandau on August 19, 2017. AFP/Tobias SCHWARZ)
December 31, 2017, 2:03 am
Jewish leader decries ‘commonplace’ anti-Semitism in Germany
Charlotte Knobloch says community life can only take place under police protection, days after Hannukah menorah vandalized
By ToI Staff
Protesters hold a banner reading 'Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine' during a demonstration of members of the Palestinian community on December 16, 2017 in Frankfurt am Main, to protest against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (AFP/dpa/Boris Roessler)
December 17, 2017, 7:24 pm
After anti-Israel rallies, Germany vows to fight migrants’ anti-Semitism
Minister calls for commissioner to be appointed to oversee battle against Jew-hatred, both homegrown and imported by those coming from abroad
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Muslim asylum seekers wait for their registration after arriving at a center for refugees in Giessen, Germany, on December 2, 2015 (AFP/DPA/Boris Roessler)
October 15, 2017, 8:10 am
Idea of Muslim holiday sparks uproar in Germany
In run-up to regional vote in Lower Saxony, Bavaria-based sister party of ruling Christian Democrats rejects interior minister’s initiative
By AFP
Illustrative: Police patrol outside the stadium during the UEFA Champions League 1st leg quarter-final football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Monaco in Dortmund, western Germany on April 12, 2017. (AFP/ SASCHA SCHUERMANN)
April 13, 2017, 8:38 am
Germany probes ‘Islamist’ after unbowed Dortmund play match
Investigators search for ‘terrorist link’ to roadside blasts; letters at the scene demand Berlin withdraw from anti-IS coalition
By AFP
German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel briefs the media on his July 20 visit to Iran during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, July 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
January 9, 2017, 2:49 am
Germany threatens aid cuts over asylum seeker return
Vice chancellor proposes measures to pressure countries – particularly Tunisia – to take back rejected refugees
By AFP
Authorities inspect a truck that sped into a Christmas market in Berlin, on December 19, 2016. (AFP Photo/Odd Andersen)
January 3, 2017, 1:43 pm
Germany plans security overhaul after Berlin attack
Interior minister calls for federal police to be given wider powers, centers to hold failed asylum seekers before expulsion
By AFP
Firefighters attend an injured person after a truck ran into crowded Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
December 20, 2016, 3:58 am
Berlin Christmas market death toll rises to 12 amid terror fears
Officials wary of rushing to conclusions, but tell German media suspect is a refugee from Afghanistan or Pakistan
By AP and AFP
German Chancellor and Head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel delivers a speech during a party's congress in Essen, western Germany, on December 7, 2016. (AFP/Patrik Stollarz)
December 7, 2016, 9:14 pm
Merkel’s party wants dual nationality rule scrapped
German leader launches campaign by toughening stance in attempt to attract more conservative voters
By Hui Min NEO
Photos provided by German police show 22-year-old Syrian asylum seeker Jaber Albakr, from Damascus, who Berlin authorities say was "radicalized" and sought to carry out a terror attack on German soil. (Police Sachsen via AP)
October 13, 2016, 1:11 am
German bomb plot suspect kills self in Saxony prison cell
Police had found explosives and a home-made bomb vest in apartment of ‘radicalized’ Syrian asylum seeker Jaber Albakr
By David Rising
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere addresses the press on the attacks in Reutlingen and Ansbach in Berlin, on July 25, 2016. (AFP/Tobias Schwarz)
September 10, 2016, 7:14 pm
Germany says over 500 potential attackers currently in country
Interior minister warns police are monitoring hundreds of people who could carry out jihadist terror attacks
By ToI Staff
Women on beach with one, left, wearing a burkini, a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women. (AFP/FETHI BELAID)
August 24, 2016, 10:17 am
Beach burkinis stoke France’s long debate on secularism
Opponents of ban on Islam-conforming beachwear say secular cause is being used as an excuse to control Muslims
By Elaine Ganley
Illustrative photo of Muslim women wearing burqas (AFP/Torsten Blackwood/File)
August 19, 2016, 11:05 am
German interior minister calls for partial ban on burqas
Thomas de Maiziere seeks to outlaw full face veil at public offices, courts, schools; says it ‘does not belong in our cosmopolitan country’
By AFP
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