German Jewish community praises parliament for voting to cut off funding for far-right party

2017. június 23 04:50

 German Jewish community praises parliament for voting to cut off funding for far-right party

 

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Small blog npd German Jewish community praises parliament for voting to cut off funding for far-right partyJosef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany and a WJC vice president, says, „It is high time that the money tap is turned off for unconstitutional parties like the NPD.” It is “intolerable” for parties to use tax money to spread “Nazi propaganda,” Schuster said.
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