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Iranian President To Visit Germany This Month

TEL AVIV – Following a meeting last week between German officials and Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is slated to visit the German capital later this month, raising concerns for Israel’s ties with Berlin.

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Left Wing Violence Erupts In German Capital

Berlin is once again facing violent clashes from left-wing extremists who have thrown rocks at police during a demonstration against the migrant policy of the federal government. Meant to be a protest against the migrant policies of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s federal

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Germany Hosts Iranian FM Despite Vow Not to Normalize Ties

Germany’s foreign minister on Wednesday welcomed his Iranian counterpart for a bilateral meeting in Berlin, seemingly defying Chancellor Angela Merkel’s earlier commitment to not normalize relations with Tehran as long as the regime refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist.

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Migrant Homes to Cost Taxpayers 2.2 Billion

Homes for 120,000 migrants in the German capital of Berlin will cost taxpayers a whopping €2.2 billion by 2017. A new study by brokerage house Aengevelt has revealed that the costs to house the growing migrant population in Berlin could total

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‘Refugees-As-Guides’ A Hit At Berlin’s Museums

(AFP) – Mohamed Al-Subeeh was a senior restorer at Syria’s best-known mosaic museum, but as war swept deeper into his province, destroying artefacts and threatening his and his family’s lives, he was forced to flee. The 64-year-old from Idlib province

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Berlin Cracks Down On Airbnb Rentals To Cool Housing Market

Berlin has begun restricting private property rentals through Airbnb and similar online platforms, threatening hefty fines in a controversial move meant to keep housing affordable for locals. The German capital fears that the growing trend of people letting out apartments

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Israel Investing Nearly $3 Million in LGBT Tourism

TEL AVIV – Israel’s Ministry of Tourism will invest NIS 11 million ($2.9 million) to promote LGBT tourism to the Jewish state. The campaign will promote Israel as a liberal country that embraces members of the global LGBT community, and is aimed

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Police Check Suspicious Package Found at German Chancellery

BERLIN (AP) — Police say they’re checking a suspicious object found during a routine security check at the entrance to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office in Berlin. German federal police spokesman Thorsten Peters said the main entrance to the chancellery in

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Berlin Migrant Boss Resigns In Disgrace

The head of Berlin’s main registration centre for asylum seekers has resigned in disgrace over the chaos in his office, which is currently trying to process record numbers of migrants. Franz Allert quit shortly after Berlin mayor Michael Müller called

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PICTURES: Migrants Arrested After Brawl In Germany

A series of brawls took place at asylum centres across Germany this weekend, resulting in a number of migrants arrested. One of the biggest disturbances was at the former airport of Tempelhof in Berlin, which now houses 2,000 migrants. The

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Jeb Bush Campaign Manager In Germany For Speech On Political Communication

Danny Diaz, Campaign Manager of Jeb Bush for President, spoke Monday at the International Conference For Political Communications, which took place at the Academy of Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin, Germany. Breitbart News reached out to the campaign to ask why Mr. Bush’s top campaign official was in Germany this week in the midst of a hotly-contested campaign season.

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Berlin To Host Pro-Hamas Conference Days After Israel Independence Day

A pro-Hamas conference is slated to take place in Germany next weekend, just days after Israel celebrated its 67th year of independence as a Jewish state. The Berlin conference has come under fire from human rights supporters because Hamas, which openly seeks the annihilation of Israel and the Jewish people, shares anti-Semitic goals that were also commonly expressed by Nazi Germany.

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