East Germany’s reparation debt must be demanded

It is high time for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to explain why he has not demanded repayment of this debt by the German government in the past, and why he is not demanding it today.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin

(photo credit: AXEL SCHMIDT/REUTERS)

ByAHARON MOR

MARCH 27, 2019 22:41

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