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Germany elects first Jewish mayor since Holocaust
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Published: 27.03.12, 15:03
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1. All I have to say is
Henry from New York ,   USA   (03.27.12)
Das passt mir sehr gut!
2. Are germans smarter than I thought ?
Yossef   (03.27.12)
3. Very bad omen!
Tom ,   USA   (03.27.12)
Jewish and member of the Social Democrat party whose leader just a few days ago accused Israel of apartheid. The record of the German Left is shameful antisemitism - (code named as "anti-Israel" ) - so this man will tow eventually the party line and will jump on the "critical of Israel" bandwagon. He cannot go against the grain of the Marxist politburo. His actions will be the proof of his "impartiality", and "open mindedness". We're still lucky that a decent non-Jew, Angela Merkel runs Germany and not the Jewish Cohn-Bendit scum.
4. tom # 3
peter wagenitz ,   marburg   (03.27.12)
someone who doesn't know anything about the german left, should not talk about the german left. to explain my stupid american friend. there are two blocks in the german left when it comes to israel and i am talking about the left not about the social democrats which are not considered to be left, more a mainstream party in germany. when we talk about the left in germany then we talk about the party " the left". as i said they have basicly two different blocks when it comes to the israel issue. one of them are called " antideutsche" which are unconditionaly on israels side and the other one is called "pro palästina" which you can guess means = pro palestine. there is no party in the bundestag which is against the existence of the state of israel. and to remember when a party offical is saying something on his twitter page it might be not the party's oppinion. if something like this is written on the page of the party i would understand...
5. To #4
Maayan ,   Israel & Germany   (03.27.12)
"there is no party in the bundestag which is against the existence of the state of israel. " Don't forget that two members of the Bundestag plus one former member took part in the "peace"-flotilla. There is much more antisemitism ooooooops ANTIZIONISM right in the midst of german politics and media than you 'd think. Just think about those "friends" of Israel who are the first ones to criticize and condemn this country. Of course they don't forget to tell you again and again that this is their right as our "friend"
6. # 4...you make as much sense as the differences
Edithann ,   USA   (03.27.12)
between Jews and Zonists..Why not explain those differences, so everyone could understand it.. Is this new Mayor a Zionist or only a Jew? I understand there is a difference, again, please explain! TATA
7. I wouldn't care if he worships Cthulu
shaun green ,   pasadena usa   (03.27.12)
As long as his policies are good, I'm not voting for Rabbi or pope. I'd actually prefer he worship cthulu that would be hilarious.
8. not the first one
Rick ,   Berlin, Ger   (03.27.12)
Herbert Weichmann was first Mayor of Hamburg in 1965.
9. Danke !!! ,...
snag ,   USA   (03.27.12)
Passed to my Arian friends in Frankfurt and Darmstadt.
10. Burgomeister Herr Feldman, Mazel Tov!
Baruch ,   Texas/Israel   (03.28.12)
Thank all of the electorate for helping us all to heal.
11. #7 - I hope you're not implying that there's anything wrong
Henry from New York ,   USA   (03.28.12)
with worshipping the Old Ones.
12. #6. TATA: For your enlightenment
Tom ,   USA   (03.28.12)
Marxists' (Jews and Gentiles alike) goal is a "universal", "supranational" "New World" - that is to say, a modern reinterpretation of the "World Proletariat Unify" slogan. Under the Red Flag, of course. They oppose nation states, national culture, religion etc. They consider Zionism as "bourgeois nationalism" and very hostile to it. Communist Jews under Stalin created a new "homeland" for the Jews in E. Siberia, called Birobidjan. (Google). This is to cut the emotional, cultural and historical attachment to the idea of an independent Jewish State in the Holy Land. These Leftist (Marxist Jews) are in the fore of many anti-Israeli activity. In short: Zionists are the Nationalists, anti-Zionists Jews are the Internationalists.
13. #4. peter: I am E. European
Tom ,   USA   (03.28.12)
Sorry bro, I am not a stupid American but a European with ample knowledge of Germany's past and present. I still have my Lohnsteuerkarte when I lived in Moosach, Münich.
14. He will probably denounce Zionism to appease the antisemites
k ,   US   (03.28.12)
in Germany and he will still get targeted Read about Walter Rathenau who was a German politician 15 years before the Nazis came to power He told Jews to abandon Zionism and support Germany and then "Anti- Semitism" will go away well the anti-semities still killed him
15. what's the big deal?
robert ,   Canada   (03.28.12)
so- what's the big deal? swityerland had a Jewish Bundespräsidentin? The US have Jewish mayors- and #5: just because there are one or two Palli sympathizers in a party does not mean the entire country is anti-semitic....besides- the Palestinian problem is not going away- deal with it. I look at your Knesset and I see several members that seem to be in the wrong country.
16. 8 - Question ,...
snag ,   USA   (03.28.12)
Did they ever identify themselves as Jews or got dragged out like other famous Jews out of a closet by Israeli zionists?,...
17. May I ask if he is an ordinary or self hating Jew??
Alan ,   SA   (03.28.12)
18. #15
MaayanIsrael ,   Israel & Germany   (03.28.12)
You really didn't geht the point, hm?! Btw the German leftist party is One of those supporting a boycott of Israeli products and that IS antisemitic.
19. A socilaist = self-hating apologist
Daniel ,   TA, IL   (03.28.12)
otherwise he wouldn't be allowed to run a a fig leaf / cosher stamp on a party equating zionism with apartheid (and therefore implying that it needs to be rooted out... right this is something our lefties forget when they critisize the country in which they life).
20. If ynet's moderators would censor
(03.28.12)
every talkback with words like: 'leftist', 'marxist', 'anti-', 'self-hating', there wouldn't be any comments below the articles no matter what content they have got.
21. Don't misunderstand ...
Lukewarm ,   Germany   (03.28.12)
... being anti-Israel with being anti-Semitic.
22. Don't get too excited.
Bob ,   Ottawa, Canada   (03.28.12)
He may have Jewish heritage and a Jewish identity, but so what? He's a socialist. Jewish or not, socialists are to be reviled for their destructive ideas and endless hypocrisy. Let's see them elect a conservative Jewish person, and then I'll have a glass of whiskey for a celebratory l'haim.
23. # 22 the social democrats
bernd mayer ,   berlin   (03.28.12)
the social democrats in germany are not socialists. i am sorry folks.
24. Can an American city claim such a thing? NYC, perhaps but
Omer ,   Tel Aviv   (03.29.12)
outside that bubble..? Well done to frankfurt, I was there today, beautiful city..
25. Jewish Mayor
Esther ,   Canada   (03.29.12)
Great accomplishment, as long as it wasn't funded by Mercedes Benz seeking to expand its marketshare...
26. #25. Esther: or funded by...
Tom ,   USA   (03.29.12)
Saudi Arabia like in the case of Jstreet, Soros &Co.
27. #24. FYI: Chicago is run by R. Emanuel
Tom ,   USA   (03.29.12)
To the consternation of many decent people, Chicago, the nest of Obamao's tawdry coterie is run by Rham Emanuel, Obamao's right-hand man as omnipotent mayor.
28. Jewish Mayor
joceline ,   New York, USA   (03.29.12)
It is the time to return and get all our stuff back! The house we had to sign off, the furniture, the art pieces, the china, the crystals... I wish I could now go back to Frankfurt and find a way of getting back all my family´s stuff!
29. @15
Jan ter Huis ,   Ger   (04.06.12)
One of the best comments I have read so far. WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? German Jews participate in politics. Cool. There is a fantastic young jewish woman, who is a high member of the Pirates-Party. She received hate-e-mails from Neonazis. And guess what she did: She simply clicked the "delete"-button and smiled while she deleted it. Germany is much more colorful than most of you think.
30. @28
Jan ter Huis ,   Ger   (04.06.12)
Well, then go to a German court. The West-Germans did that during the 1990s to get all their stuff back from the communists.
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