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“The Anti-Germans” – The Pro-Israel German Left

“The Anti-Germans” – The Pro-Israel German Left

June 30, 2009 | Dr. Simon Erlanger
It is no secret that the German left's outlook today is, and has been for some time, predominantly anti-Israel and anti-American. Far less well-known is the existence of a small but influential pro-Israel movement within the German left, a movement which challenges the existing anti-Israel consensus. The Anti-German Movement, as it is known, grew out of a communist student organization. In 1989 it finally emerged as a movement in its own right in opposition to German reunification.