Germany

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance lambasted European leaders for their failure to protect their countries' borders at the Munich Security Conference in February.
FWI News
Germany’s Tolerance of Mass Migration Opens the Gates for Islamist Terror
Western Guilt and Generosity Lead to Chaos
March 18, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the media at a European Union summit.
Middle East Forum Observer
Germany Again Omits Iran from Its Antisemitism Report
The Refusal to Criticize Tehran Is Likely Meant to Protect Germany’s Lucrative Trade with the Islamic Republic
March 5, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
Trita Parsi serves as the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, a well-known think tank that agitates for Iranian and Qatari interests in the U.S. He was scheduled to speak in Berlin on February 17, 2025 but his talk was cancelled after complaints from human rights activists in the Iranian diaspora.
FWI News
German Think Tank Cancels Talk by Pro-Iran Regime Lobbyist
Cancellation an Embarrassment for Quincy Institute
February 7, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
The shopping boulevard in Stuttgart, Germany, in a July 2023 file photo.
Middle East Forum Observer
‘No-Go Zones’ for Jews in Stuttgart
Denial Remains the Order of the Day About the Lack of Freedom for Germany’s Dwindling Jewish Community
January 5, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
People placed flowers, candles, and toys to mourn those killed or injured when a man drove a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
Middle East Forum Observer
Yasmine Mohammed on Magdeburg Attacker: ‘Definitely 100% Narcissism Energy from Him’
Canadian Ex-Muslim Activist Talks About the Saudi Doctor and Refugee Accused in the German Christmas Market Tragedy
December 24, 2024
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Collin McMahon
Ahnaf Kalam
Middle East Forum Online
Erdogan Gov’t Whitewashed Human Smuggling Network Sending Turks to Germany
How a Human Smuggling Network Tied to Erdogan’s Party Escaped Justice in Turkey
December 23, 2024
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Abdullah Bozkurt
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Al-Mustafa International University located in Quom, Iran, for enabling terrorism. An offshoot of the university, the Al-Mustafa Institute, is now under intense scrutiny from German security officials.
FWI News
FWI Exclusive: PayPal Closes Account of Iranian-Controlled Institute in Berlin
Berlin-based Al-Mustafa Institute a Branch of School that Recruits for IRGC
November 22, 2024
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Benjamin Weinthal
By fits and starts, officials in a number of European countries are coming to grips with pro-Hamas elements in their midst.
FWI News
European Governments and Hamas after October 7: Some Progress, Much Work Remains
June 26, 2024
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Benjamin Weinthal
Ahnaf Kalam
Articles
Erdoğan Has Found Another Way to Undermine German Democracy
May 13, 2024
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Soeren Kern
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI News
Qatari Investment in Massachusetts Nonprofit — Primary Source — Paying Off Years Later
February 28, 2024
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Dexter Van Zile
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI Research
Western Islamists Work to Build the Taliban’s Afghanistan into a Global Caliphate
February 22, 2024
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Sam Westrop
Ahnaf Kalam
Articles
Did Qatar Buy Munich Security Conference as It Bought the 2022 World Cup?
February 13, 2024
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Benjamin Weinthal
A plan to ease citizenship requirements for immigrants will likely make it easier for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to interfere in German politics, experts warn.
FWI News
How Germany Facilitates Erdoğan’s Influence
January 17, 2024
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Soeren Kern
Islamist flags on display at anti-Israel rally held in Stockholm, Sweden on October 15, 2023. The protest was organized by Hizb ut-Tahrir, an international pan-Islamist group that seeks to re-establish the Islamic caliphate and implement sharia throughout the world. At the rally protesters chanted "Israelis are nothing but dogs of the West."
FWI Research
European Islamists Ignore — or Celebrate — Hamas’s October 7 Massacre
November 22, 2023
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Soeren Kern
Germany's reliance on natural gas imports from Qatar appears to be a major factor behind the Federal Republic's failure to confront influence operations originating from Doha.
FWI News
Qatar Continues to Support Islamism Abroad; Germany’s Bungling Response
September 11, 2023
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Benjamin Weinthal
Islamist groups linked to Türkiye were heavily involved in producing a document that falsely portays German opposition to Islamism as anti-Muslim bigotry.
FWI News
Islamists Help German Government Produce Report about ‘Anti-Muslim Hostility’
August 25, 2023
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Soeren Kern
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI Opinion & Interview
Europe Appeases the Iranian Islamists of the IRGC
May 31, 2023
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Majid Mohammadi
Members of Neturei Karta, a marginal anti-Zionist Jewish organization, took center stage at the Al Quds Day celebrations in London last month.
FWI News
Iran’s Poorly Attended Quds Day Rallies in the West
May 8, 2023
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Susannah Johnston
Winfield Myers
FWI News
Tehran-Backed Anti-Israel ‘Quds’ Rallies Losing Steam
April 13, 2023
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Majid Mohammadi
A mosque to be built in Wuppertal, Germany will be controlled by the Turkish government’s Directorate for Religious Affairs (Diyanet), which Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wields to spread Turkish Islamism worldwide.
FWI News
Erdoğan Builds Another Mega-Mosque, This Time in Germany
April 6, 2023
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Soeren Kern
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