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Could Germany have a Jewish chancellor?
Reuters
Published: 27.05.13, 13:32
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1. And that would be desirable/necessary/good WHY exactly?
tom ,   tel aviv   (05.27.13)
Let the Germans deal with their lot in life without Jewish involvement (for a change). Maybe he should write a thriller about a black, Muslim presidential candidate in USA? -oh, it already happened, you say?
2. And why not?
Mira ,   Vienna   (05.27.13)
Austria had one for many years and these have been the best years of the republic, when Austria was thriving economically and socially!
3. Load of BS
Daniel ,   TA - IL   (05.27.13)
the nsu and other 'rightwingers' are nothing more than socilist lefties, therefore, natural jewhaters. Rightwing is just an academic term to obscure that the universities were and are tyhe hotbeds of jewhatred.... universities voted overwhemingly nazi (national SOCIALIASTS) and started boycotting jews already in Feb 1933, way before the nazis institutionalized the boycot. Please keep your BS were it belongs and stop whitewashing lefties
4. Jewish Chancellor?
Ariel ,   Europe   (05.27.13)
The last person ever to aspire to be the first Jewish chancellor of Germany was Walter Rathenau. Assassinated in 1922 by right extremists. As for now - there are no real Jews in Germany, least of all - Jewish statesmen. The "communal leadership" - Jewish nomenklatura of Central Council, greedy and/or lazy rabbis - all interested in getting some budget hand-outs, nothing more. And imported Russian Jews have no idea what is to be a responsible citizen, having used their Jewishness as a pick-lock to get some crumbs of German welfare. A sorry sight, indeed.
5. why is this man's book news?
(05.27.13)
6. Slow day ,...
split ,   US   (05.27.13)
7. #3 right vs. left
Aldebaran ,   4h35m/+16°30'   (05.27.13)
Both the ultra right- and left-wing are extremists of course. However, typical for the extreme right is that they are nationalistic ("foreigners get out"), while the extreme left is international, they deal with social classes ("rich exploiters get out"). Nazis use elements of both world views, but as their nationalism is most extreme ("Germanic master race") and for the fact that they had a pathological hate against left-wing Bolsheviks, people refer to Nazis correctly as right-wing.
8. Name ONE Jewish politician...
Tom W ,   USA   (05.27.13)
....in Germany or in the West in general who's not pushing a Marxist agenda - be it an old or a "neo" version.
9. Minster for justice & Defence in Ireland
Sean O ,   Dublin   (05.27.13)
is a Jewish man named Alan Shatter. And no one cares a damn whether he is a Christian, Muslim or Jew as long as he can do the job
10. Ain't Going 2 Happen, Why All The Fuss?
Brian Hewes   (05.28.13)
11. Germany already had a Jewish chancellor: Helmut Schmidt
Zyx ,   USA   (05.28.13)
12. Of course Germany will have a Jewish chancellor...
Edithann ,   USA   (05.28.13)
I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner...How long did it take for Israel to come to fruition? Revenge is a great motivator.. TATA
13. #9 Shatter destroying Ireland
Bill   (05.28.13)
isn't he the Jewish politician who purposefully opened up Ireland to third world immigration and forced multiculturalism just like Jewish politicians did in England? Ireland, for goodness sake!! Homeland of the Irish nation. Why don't these Jews return to their own homeland, Israel and open it up to non-Jewish third world immigration?
14.  and a German gentile for PM of Israel !
Larry   (05.28.13)
15. @14 we'll have our Moravian first! (G-d 4bid)
(05.28.13)
16. to #13 the Irish people r not lockal either, 2000 years ago
ghostq   (05.28.13)
your place was called the scotish Island, because the anglo saxons who conquer the britonian next door cannot pronounce your name properly they changed it to celts. but that isn't your original name. just historic facts for you.
17. German Jewish Chancellor
Harold ,   USA   (05.28.13)
L.O.L. If a Jewish chancellor is elected in Germany the next day he will make Aliyah.
18. #16 ghostq
Bill   (05.29.13)
I have no idea what your comment has to do with my post. No idea at all.
19. there was a jewish chancellor
israeli paratrooper   (05.29.13)
germany has already had one jewish chancellor , walter rathenau .
20. to #18 jews r extreamly rare in british politics
ghostq   (05.29.13)
please don't blame jewish politician for something that never was it takes entire gov aproval to make a policy, you know in the democratic way, and jews in the UK r less than 0.05% of the population in ireland it is even less. as for your homeland irish people for ireland, you yourself r immigrant, not new but still an immigrant.
21. #20 ghostq
(05.29.13)
New Labour under Tony Blair opened up Britain to immigration big time. There were several Jews in Blair's cabinet. The immigration minister at the time was a Jew ( Ms Roche ).. I'm not Irish but the Irish people have lived in their homeland for centuries., They fought to get rid of English rule. Now a Jewish immigration minister opened the place up to and encouraged thrid world immigration.. If you're happy for everyone elses homelands to be turned into multicultural messes don't expect any support for a Jewish homeland.
22. #19 Rathenau was Foreign Minister, never Chancellor
Vlad   (05.30.13)
23. UK had Jewish PM
jackson ,   turkey   (05.30.13)
The dude was called Disraeli even. So what are you talking about?
24. German Chancellor?
Get Real ,   UK   (06.18.13)
More likely first to be a Muslim
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