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| Merkel promises to fight Anti-Semitism, much seeting ensues |
| 2005-09-14 |
| Germany's Angela Merkel has promised a legal and educational campaign against anti-Semitism if she succeeds in her bid to oust Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, according to an interview published Wednesday in Israel's Haaretz daily. Merkel, front-runner in opinion polls ahead of Sunday's election, said she intends to step up Israel-German student exchange programs as one measure to increase awareness of anti-Semitism in Germany. A June 2005 survey of anti-Semitic sentiment in Germany by New York-based Jewish watchdog the Anti-Defamation League shows intolerance of Jews slightly down from last year but still prevalent. The ADL reported three cases of desecration of Jewish cemeteries in Germany between January and April this year, while in March a giant Nazi swastika symbol was carved onto a frozen lake on the flight path to Berlin's Tegel airport. "We will fight with determination against this and use all legal means at our disposal," Merkel told Haaretz. "It is important to heighten the society's awareness of the meaning of anti-Semitism, which means the hatred of mankind." |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #2 I'm just afraid that those who are antisemites are perfectly aeare of what that means. But go for it anyway, Angie. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-09-14 17:03 |
| #1 how counter-cultural of her. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-09-14 11:02 |