"In the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, applicants who want to be naturalized must recognize Israel's right to exist. German media and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JEW Telegraphic Agency)6** said that in order to obtain German citizenship, applicants must confirm in writing that "they recognize Israel's right to exist and condemn any opposition to the existence of the State of Israel."
According to reports, Tamara Zieschang, the interior minister of the CDU party in the state, said on the 5th that the state interior ministry made this provision in a decree issued to the local ** at the end of November. On the 6th, she called on 15 other German states to take similar measures.
When naturalization, Qi Shang said, attention should be paid to whether the applicant "shows anti-Semitic sentiments."
In a letter to the municipalities**, the state of Saxony-Anhalt stated that foreigners would be denied naturalization if they engaged in activities contrary to the basic order of freedom, democracy in Germany, including crimes against Semitism and denial of Israel's right to exist.
If the applicant refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist, sign a written document, ** the request for naturalization will be denied. This application failure should also be recorded in the individual application file for future reference.
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Since the outbreak of the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Germany has expressed its support for Israel for the first time, but the domestic people are angry because of Israel's excessive military action and attacks on civilians in Gaza, and large-scale demonstrations against Israel have spread throughout Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt and other major German cities, and some demonstrators chant slogans such as "support Hamas" and even burned Israeli flags.
The personal safety of some Jews in Germany was also threatened. On October 18, two unidentified men threw Molotov cocktails at a Jewish neighborhood in Berlin, and others attempted to attack a synagogue.
According to the German sociologist Küppert, Germany has 5Seven per cent of the population exhibited anti-Semitic attitudes, three times as many as two years earlier. In the week following the Hamas raid, the German federal ministry recorded 202 anti-Semitic incidents, a 240 percent increase over the same period last year, according to the German federal ministry.
In recent weeks, Germany** has been debating whether the promise of Israel's right to exist should be a condition for naturalization.
CDU Chairman Merz has previously used the Israeli-Palestinian issue to make a fuss about it, hoping to shift his attention to immigration control. He asked the Home Office to stop fast-track naturalization.
"Immigrants first have to integrate into German society, and then talk about naturalization," he said. The requirement for integration into German society was, first and foremost, the recognition of Israel's right to exist. Anyone who does not sign this agreement is not entitled to naturalization. ”
The German Traffic Light Coalition hopes to take advantage of the reform of the nationality law to prohibit naturalization of applicants with anti-Semitic attitudes or behaviour.
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