The economy is stuttering and a constitutional court ruling has upended the government's spending plans. The far-right Alternative for Germany party, fresh from success in two regional elections, is cementing itself as the country's second-most-popular party. Migrants are in politicians' cross hairs, threatened with deportation and reduced support. And the country's commitment to fighting antisemitism seems not only to be failing but also to have given rise to an outpouring of anti-Muslim sentiment. The truth is that Germany never fully deserved its vaunted reputation.
In the days after Hamas's massacre on Oct. 7, the German government declared its unshakable support for Israel. Chancellor Olaf Scholz following his predecessor, Angela Merkel emphasized that Israel's security is Germany's Staatsrason, or reason of state. It was Germany's duty, given its history and its responsibility for the Holocaust, to
#Germany #economic struggles #political instability #far-right movements #antisemitism #anti-Muslim sentiment #national identity #Gaza war
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