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Joining the growing list of Israel's public supporters, Germany's federal government spokesperson expressed that accusation of genocide against Israel is 'baseless,' and Germany intends to speak as a third party in the main hearing before the UN's top court

  Germany's government said Friday that it will request to join the International Court of Justice case as a third party on Israel's behalf, saying there is "no basis whatsoever" for genocide accusations. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Under the court's rules, if Germany files a declaration of intervention in the case, […]

Jewish life is becoming less visible in Germany, as Jews refrain from wearing identifiable symbols and speaking Hebrew in public.

This was the final milestone in a process dating back years with a variety of delays and ups and downs from Israel, Germany, and the US.

The outspoken former member of a Brooklyn Hasidic sect has been a vocal Israel critic in Germany, which since World War II has been highly sensitive to perceptions of antisemitism.

Germany has stepped up vigilance for any indication of antisemitic violence in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by terrorists from Gaza's ruling Hamas.

In her statement announcing the ban, Germany's top security official said that 'holding of spontaneous ‘celebrations’ here in Germany in response to the terrible terrorist attacks of Hamas against Israel shows the antisemitic, inhuman worldview of Samidoun'

There has been a staggering 240% surge in antisemitic events in Germany since October 7.