08. September 2007 – 21:14
Very, very bad news:
A 42-year-old rabbi was stabbed in an attack near Germany’s financial district in Frankfurt, police said on Saturday.
The police said the rabbi, who managed to get to a nearby hospital after the attack, had been approached on a street in Frankfurt’s upscale Westend quarter on Friday by a man he believed [...]
07. September 2007 – 20:43
The Parliament of my Bundesland Hessen has passed a non-smoking law that forbids smoking in bars and restaurants from October 1st on. Isn`t that great?
There are three things I thought that would never happen in Germany - at least not during my life-time: the fall of the Berlin Wall, anti-smoking laws and general speed limits [...]
07. September 2007 – 0:05
No, I am not talking about myself! I am prepared, I have got warm socks, winter pull-overs and a seat-heating in my car. 3 degrees Celsius on a summer morning can`t do me any harm. No, I am talking about a guy facing far more serious problems due to the absence of global warming:
“Ice blocks [...]
06. September 2007 – 21:12
Deadly terror attacks in Germany have been foiled. Possible targets were Frankfurt International Airport and the U.S. airbase in Ramstein. The terrorists were two German (!) converts to Islam and a Turk. They had close links to Al Qaida and had spent some time in a training camp in Pakistan. Only now authorities start thinking [...]
04. September 2007 – 21:17
Since the election of Angela Merkel German-American relations have significantly improved. Does this mean anti-Americanism is over? Not in the media and in public opinion, I suspect.
There is an interesting analysis on this question in Newsweek International:
“Is Anti-Americanism Over in Europe? - After a stormy break with the U.S., European leaders are forging a new [...]
02. September 2007 – 16:08
“Dancing on the edge” is a Middle East-themed dance festival that will take place in three cities in The Netherlands in December 2007.
The Amsterdam Tourism & Convention Board (ATCB) website says:
During the festival, 9 individual artists and groups from 6 countries, including Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine, Iran, and Israel, will show relevant works that [...]