[Breitbart] Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Germany over the past week to demonstrate against the so-called “far-right”, however, a top publication has reported that activist groups involved have been funded by the left-wing government in Berlin.
A supposedly organic outpouring of opposition to the surging Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead of the federal elections on February 23rd has been called into question by a report from Bild, the highest circulation newspaper in Europe, which quipped that the “distances from the government district to the mass demonstrations are quite short.”
Last Sunday, around 160,000 people demonstrated in Berlin over the decision by the centrist Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to join with the populist AfD on an immigration vote.
One of the main organisers of the event was the “Together against the right” activist network, which was identified by Bild as a being a cutout for the leftist group Campact. According to the paper, Campact is the main shareholder in the NGO HateAid, which has received nearly 2.5 million euros from the federal government since 2020.
The Association for Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation (BUND), which has also been active in organising against the rise of the political right in Germany, was found by the report to have secured around two million euros in funding from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, led by Green chancellor candidate and outgoing finance minister Robert Habeck.
The left-wing environmentalist group is also said to have received six-figure handouts from both the Ministry of the Environment and Education in 2023.
Bild also noted the group’s politically nepotistic nature. Verena Graichen, the deputy chairwoman of BUND, is married to Michael Kellner, the Parliamentary State Secretary under Habeck. Graichen is also the sister of the former State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Another group active in organising against upswell in support of the AfD has been the “grandmas against the right”, which was involved in a demonstration of around 24,000 people in Hanover on Saturday. The group has reportedly received at least 23,000 euros from the federal government.
It is not the first time that left-wing organisations funded by the German government have targeted the anti-mass migration party. In 2023, the taxpayer-subsidised and Soros-funded non-profit Correctiv published an “undercover” investigative report claiming that a conference attended by AfD members and Austrian identitarian activist Martin Sellner had seen calls for the “deportations of people from Germany based on a set of racist criteria, regardless of whether or not they have German citizenship.”
Attendees, including a member of the centrist Christian Democratic Union (CDU), denied the leftist organisation’s claims, which were based on hearsay rather than in-person journalism.
Nevertheless, the ensuing scandal resulted in millions of protesters taking to the streets and the AfD suffering a setback in the polls.
In addition to facing government-funded activism, there have been calls to ban the Alternative for Germany party altogether to supposedly protect democracy. Despite this, the party has continued to grow in support, particularly in the wake of multiple terror attacks over the past year committed in Germany by migrants.
This has coincided with a drastic decline in support for the governing leftist Social Democratic Party (SPD). According to a poll by the Tyson Group, conducted on behalf of the American-based EU-US Forum, a “staggering” 70 per cent of Germans disapprove of SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s job performance.
Tyson Group Vice President Alex Alvarado noted that it comes amid a broader pushback against leftist governments throughout the European Union, with the survey finding that a majority in France, Germany, and the Netherlands believe the EU is heading in the wrong direction.
“Issues like the rising cost of living, healthcare, and migration remain top concerns, while conservative solutions like stricter border controls and a focus on domestic food production garnered widespread support. This survey highlights a clear shift toward conservatism across Europe, with citizens expressing frustration with high taxes, government inefficiency, and the perceived rise of the far-left,” he said.
Link is to an article in German mostly about domestic issues.
This is the passage about Israel in translation.
[DieWelt] In response to a student's question on Friday, Habeck also commented on his decisions regarding arms deliveries to Israel. The pupil called Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip "contrary to international law" and wanted to know how Habeck, as Economics Minister, justifies such supply decisions. Habeck replied that he had "weighed up" which weapons systems to give to Israel - just as he did with other "difficult" countries.
The line was therefore: "What Israel needs for protection, it gets. What can be used in direct combat in the Gaza Strip, sometimes not." The "things that clearly go in the direction of exceeding the rules of international law in a war operation", Habeck continued, had not been "released".
Remember when Germany claimed they were not either holding up Israel’s weapons orders — it was just that shipments to Ukraine in combination were overwhelming German manufacturers? This sure sounds like they were gaslighting…
"According to all that is known, Israel has repeatedly transgressed the rules of international law in the Gaza Strip," said Habeck, "and will certainly and hopefully bear responsibility for this, because there are lawsuits against Israel for this." One of the reasons for 'Direct combat in the Gaza Strip' is freeing the hostages. One of the hostages who was released on 2/8 and was still held by Hamas on 2/7 when Habeck spoke is a German citizen.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a promise to destroy the Hamas movement and return all hostages held in the Gaza Strip in a special video address to the nation on February 8.
"We will destroy Hamas and return our hostages. We will do everything to return all our hostages. We will take care of their safety. This is the instruction I gave to the negotiating team - to convey this to the mediators and demand this," the Israeli prime minister, who is visiting the United States, emphasized.
Netanyahu added that US President Donald Trump "fully agrees" with Israel's position and that there will be no Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip.
The prime minister's statement comes after three hostages were released from Hamas captivity after being held for 500 days. The men returned exhausted and in poor physical condition.
Earlier, Regnum reported that the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the emaciated appearance of three hostages released by the Palestinian Hamas movement on February 8 shocking. The office said that Israel intends to take action because the hostages in Gaza were held in poor conditions.
In exchange, Israel must release 183 Palestinian prisoners from prison.
An agreement on a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was reached on January 15. It is to be implemented in three stages. The first is the withdrawal of IDF troops from Gaza and the release of 33 hostages by Hamas. The second is the release of the remaining Israeli prisoners and a permanent ceasefire. The third stage involves the exchange of bodies of the dead. Then reconstruction work in the Gaza Strip will begin under the supervision of Egypt, Qatar and the UN.
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Hopefully, Trump will go for a Disney vibe for the new Gaza. They can have a truck bomber based rollercoaster and a Hall of Terrorists attraction. It could be a real tourist attraction for the entire area.
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We're rebuilding your Gaza anew
With an animatronic [whirrr] JOOO
And a train that runs through
It for good neighbors -- you! --
And we're calling it "Line 42!"
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Link is to an article in German mostly about domestic issues.
