anti-semitism Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/anti-semitism/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 anti-semitism Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/anti-semitism/ 32 32 German President says Germany has constantly to live up to the forgiveness it was given https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/german-president-says-germany-has-constantly-to-live-up-to-the-forgiveness-it-was-given/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/german-president-says-germany-has-constantly-to-live-up-to-the-forgiveness-it-was-given/ German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says South Africa is a reminder that  Europe is not the only place people migrate to when they’re force to flee their countries. He was speaking at the apartheid museum in Johannesburg on the eve of his state visit to South Africa. Frank-Walter Steinmeier says the history of Germany and South […]

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]]> German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says South Africa is a reminder that  Europe is not the only place people migrate to when they’re force to flee their countries.
He was speaking at the apartheid museum in Johannesburg on the eve of his state visit to South Africa.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier says the history of Germany and South Africa cannot be separated from the dark chapters that preceded it.
He says Germany received forgiveness as a gift and its has constantly to live up to this.
He regrets that walls are getting higher in a society where the tone is rougher and more intrasigent.
Overcoming racism, anti-semitism and xenophobia is a constant obligation.
He looks forward to South Africa and Germany both occupying two-year rotating seats on the United Nations Security Council from next year and cooperating on peacekeeping, fighting climate change and enhancing international health care.

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