Germany should ban neo-Nazi parties, says world Jewish Congress leader
By DW
02 November 2019 |
11:33 am
Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, says the German government must tackle rising anti-Semitism. He awarded German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Theodor Herzl Award in Munich on Monday.
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