European Politics > Netherlands to move Israeli embassy to Jerusalem; Germany's SPD selling their soul and the country

 

No confirmation on this X-post, so take it with a grain of salt.

But it sounds good. Insiders say it will be weeks before

the new Dutch government begins to rule.

Tony Vineberg

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Announcements: Netherlands will move embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

The largest opposition party in the Netherlands is now the largest party

• There will be strict border controls

• Abolishing asylum permits of indefinite length

• Deportation of criminal refugees

In addition:

• Lower health insurance deductibles (Private mandatory insurance)

• Lower excise duties on energy

• Lower energy tax

• Ban on prioritizing status holders for housing

• Easing government restrictions on farmers and fisherman

• Where possible, allow drivers to drive 130 km throughout the country

Germany: Far-left Social Democratic Party (SPD)

is executing Islamization

MAY 19, 2024 1:00 PM BY ROBERT SPENCER

When Germany is an Islamic state, they can look back and congratulate themselves about how they defeated the “racists.”

Extremist networks in the SPD: Reds are executing Islamization

translated from “Extremisten-Netzwerke in der SPD: Rote Vollender der Islamisierung,” Journalisten Watch, May 18, 2024 (thanks to Medforth):

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has not only become one of the main drivers of Islamic mass migration, but also a haven for Islamists. This is the result of research by “Apollo News.” Already during the Hessian state election campaign in September, SPD top candidate and Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser appeared happy and unconcerned with the local Frankfurt SPD politician Mustapha Lahmjahdi. Faeser was apparently unaware of or did not care about his links to the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafist scene. However, this is certainly not an isolated case. SPD politicians frequent radical Islamic groups, while their members hold high positions within the party and the migration business.

In addition to Lahmjahdi, Frankfurt member of the SPD Mohamed Seddadi was also a member of the association ‘TUN e. V.’ (Toleranz Und Nähe -Moschee Frankfurt e.V – Attassamuh Moschee), which was monitored by the Hessian Office for the Protection of the Constitution and was in turn a member of the German-Islamic Association, which was dissolved in 2019. Seddadi is also a member of the municipal foreigners’ representation of the city of Frankfurt am Main, managing director of the Islamic Community Frankfurt e.V. (Abu Bakr Mosque) and coordinator of the Coordination Council of Mosques in Frankfurt (KRMF). In 2014, Seddadi took part in a training course organised by the European Institute for Human Sciences (EIHW) in Frankfurt, which, according to the Hessian Office for the Protection of the Constitution, is a ‘cadre factory of the Muslim Brotherhood’. The certificate of participation was awarded to him by Sheikh Dr Abdullah Al-Judai, the current chairman of the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), an organisation controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood, in which the ‘Islamic Community Milli Görüs e. V.’ (IGMG) is also part of and which maintains contacts with the Turkish Islamo-fascists of the Grey Wolves.

Abdassamad El Yazidi, also a member of the SPD, also maintains contacts with the Grey Wolves and was once a member of the Foreigners’ Advisory Council in Riedstadt (North Rhine-Westphalia). He is also frequently appearing in the media and has appeared on TV programmes such as ‘Hart aber fair’. When asked by ‘Apollo News’, the Riedstadt SPD said that El Yazidi was no longer a party member and that they knew nothing about his contacts with the Grey Wolves. The SPD in Plochingen did not want to comment on its member Davut Özyurt’s contacts with the Muslim Brotherhood. Three SPD members from the ‘Türk Federasyon’ association, one of the three large umbrella organisations of the Grey Wolves, are standing as candidates in the local elections in June. SPD member of the Bundestag Gülistan Yüksel also maintains contacts with the organisation as well as with the Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD) – now renamed the Union of International Democrats (UID) – a lobby organisation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. This also applies to SPD politicians from Hamburg and Bremen, where they also declined to comment when asked. In Duisburg, four SPD representatives are associated with the Turkish-controlled mosque organisation DITIB.

And that is by no means all. A large number of SPD politicians are closely associated with various radical Islamic groups and are also often members of foreigners’ councils and other bodies through which they can exert influence. The party does not want to know anything about any of this. The Frankfurt SPD reacted particularly sensitively to enquiries from ‘Apollo News’. Because of alleged ‘multiple tendentious reports’, they did not want to comment and asked for ‘compliance with basic journalistic principles’ – which the SPD apparently only understands to mean favourable reporting. All in all, this shows how much the party is now seen as a useful idiot for those completing the Islamisation of Germany. People join the party and then allow themselves to be channelled into the countless committees and associations of the asylum system, where they can have a big impact at local level. You can then be celebrated in election campaign photos as an example of successful integration and present yourself as a pillar of this country. The SPD obviously doesn’t want to see this perfidious game – or, more likely, it is already so undermined that it no longer sees it as a problem.

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Merkel Walks Out of Parliament After AfD Leader Lambasts her Support for Migrant Quota System

In several decades as a political junkie, I have never heard of a

head of state walking out of parliament because they didn't like

what the opposition was saying. Is Angela getting tired?

Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the German parliament on February 22, 2018. © Axel Schmidt / Reuters

German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked out of a parliamentary session after a leader from the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party criticized her support of a proposed EU refugee distribution system.

While Merkel and AfD have never been friends, one particular comment by the party’s co-founder, Alexander Gauland, prompted her to leave the Bundestag on Thursday. That remark slammed the chancellor's support for an EU quota system for accepting refugees.

"Countries want to decide for themselves who they take in. There is no national duty with regard to multiculturalism," Gauland said.

AfD co-founder Alice Weidel also had a lot to say during the session, including her view that Merkel is trying to punish the UK for voting to leave the European Union.

"The EU wants to make an example of Great Britain, a punishment beyond any economic or political reason. This is not how one treats a European partner," Weidel said. "Now Brussels, Paris, and Berlin are afraid that others could follow, that other states in Europe could take back their sovereignty."

She went on to accuse the European Commission of "planning to restrict Britain's access to the single market even during the transition period." Such a plan against Germany's biggest trading partner in the EU amounts to "taking free trade and competition as a hostage and making a failed EU ideology," Weidel said.

"The good trading relationship with Great Britain and the rest of the continent have to be maintained – otherwise Europe will be at a disadvantage in global trade." Merkel appeared to be less offended by Weidel's comments, as she at least remained inside parliament while the AfD leader was speaking.

While some of the AfD leaders' remarks were booed in the Bundestag on Thursday, the fact remains that it has seen a sharp growth in popularity. Recent polling found that it has garnered record-high support, becoming more popular than the Social Democrats (SPD) for the very first time. 

I wonder if the Visegrad group knew they have an ally in the German Bundestag?

Germany Will Once Again Have a Functioning Government, Finally

Merkel strikes power deal with Social Democrats

for German coalition

By Susan McFarland 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Social Democrat Party leader Martin Schulz reached an agreement Wednesday for a new coalition contract. File Photo by Herby Sachs Wdr/ EPA-EFE

UPI -- After weeks of talks, German leader Angela Merkel reached an agreement Wednesday with the Social Democrat Party -- which would structure the Berlin government and keeps the chancellor in office for four more years.

If approved, the agreement would give control of the foreign ministry, finance ministry, and the labor and social ministry to the party, which is led by former European Parliament president Martin Schulz.

Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, under the agreement, would gain the economy ministry while giving up the interior and finance spots.

Bavaria's Christian Social Union, which is tougher on immigration than Merkel, would lead the interior ministry.

The deal needs approval by SPD's membership to move forward.

Four years ago, the majority of the party's rank and file were on board with joining Merkel's government. The group's mood eventually changed, though, and is now more divisive -- with many members saying the Social Democrats would be better at rebuilding in opposition than joining Merkel again.

If the deal is not approved by the 460,000-plus SPD members, Merkel would need to either pursue a minority government dependent on opposition votes to pass legislation -- or to return to the ballot for an election.

If approved, the deal could add four more years of power for Merkel, who has already served for more than 12 years as Germany's leader.

Preliminary Coalition Talks in Germany Suggest Immigration Continue at About 200,000 /yr

New German parliament to cap refugee inflow & scrap tax hike – coalition roadmap

Bundestag, Berlin © Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters

German parties have agreed upon a 28-page blueprint, forming a possible basis for breaking the stalemate in coalition talks, according to German lawmakers.

Speaking to reporters following 25-hour-long talks, the leaders of the three parties praised the “excellent” results, but stressed that on many points – notably migration and taxes – there is still much work to be done. The party delegates are now to discuss the draft with members to pave the way for formal coalition talks.

The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Martin Schulz, who previously shunned the notion of a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel, has come around to forming a government with her bloc.

“We Social Democrats, in our [leadership] committee, decided unanimously to recommend... to the party congress giving the party leadership a mandate to pursue coalition negotiations to form a government,” Schulz said on Friday.

Merkel is optimistic about the possibility of forming a coalition with the Social Democrats. The chancellor said that the newly-formed government would be a “new awakening” for Europe, vowing also to come to an agreement with France over the future of the EU.

Moving even further to the left could hardly be called a 'new awakening'. Left-leaning governments in the EU are seriously bringing cultural suicide home with reckless and idiotic Islamization. Merkel thinks she can control Islam in Germany, but she will find out too late that it is absurd.

Merkel’s conservative bloc ally, Horst Seehofer, said that if Schulz's party supports the blueprint, a formal coalition agreement may be reached before Easter.

A member of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as well as another lawmaker from the CDU’s Bavarian sister-party CSU, Dorothee Bar, tweeted the photo of the document’s cover on Friday.

“Many, many hours of painstaking work and alignment are contained in these 28 pages,”member of the Christian Democratic Union or CDU Julia Klockner said.

The draft suggests keeping the number of refugees coming to Germany within the range of 180,000-220,000 per year, according to German media. The document reportedly covered the refugees’ family reunification process, suspending it till a new law is adopted and aiming to finally cap it at 1,000 people per month. The heads of the coalition parties also ruled out the tax increases earlier demanded by the SDP.

Considered a potential breakthrough on a new grand coalition following months of political uncertainty, the document could nevertheless be changed before the start of the formal talks.

Merkel’s conservative bloc, including the CDU and the CSU, embarked on negotiations over the potential forming of a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Martin Schulz on Saturday. Should the outcome be fruitful, it may pave the way to forming a grand coalition of the two biggest parties.The parties clashed over a number of crucial issues, including refugee policies, the future of the European Union and budgeting.

Germany Still Struggling to Put Together a Functional Government

Good match? Merkel & Social Democrats still at odds on major issues

as coalition talks gets underway

Angela Merkel is apparently doing her best trying to hammer out a coalition deal with the Social Democrats to finally get a functioning government. 

On Sunday, Merkel’s conservative bloc consisting of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian ally, the (CSU), embarked on negotiations over the potential forming of a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Martin Schulz.

The two sides have just five days to try and find common ground. Should the outcome be successful, it may pave a way to the majority government.

But the parties are still divided on a number of crucial issues which could make a finding a solution palatable to both camps a bridge too far. In fact, in November 2017, Schulz ruled out any possibility of a new government with Merkel. And even though he recently made a U-turn on that position, the SPD chief was clear that his party wants “to push through as many red policies in Germany as possible." In addition, Schulz also faces opposition within his own ranks which wants the SPD to part ways with Merkel’s bloc.

Refugee policies

Confronted by public discontent over her handling of the refugee crisis and the rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany party, Merkel and her party decided to adopt a tougher policy, including accelerated deportation. In October, the CDU and the CSU agreed to limit the number of asylum seekers entering Germany.

The CSU – the leading political force in Bavaria – went further and proposed even stricter measures. They included cutting benefits to refugees, introducing mandatory age tests for asylum seekers, and extending the ban on refugees to reunite with their families.

These proposals seem to be at odds with the SPD stance. Most recently, the Social Democrats criticized the ideas of suspending family reunification for refugees as well as of mandatory age tests for underage asylum seekers. The SPD is also against the deportation of Syrian refugees, citing the security situation there.

The future of EU

The future of Europe is also a potential stumbling block in the ‘grand coalition’ talks. While Schulz is strongly advocating for the creation of a “United States of Europe” by 2025, (adding that all those who disagree should leave the bloc), the CSU leader Horst Seehofer invited the outspoken euro-skeptic, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban to his party's conference in southern Bavaria.

Orban is known for his staunch euro-skepticism posture and combative attitude towards Brussels. He reiterated his position that nation states should have more power within the Union, particularly in the field of labor and financial policy. Hungary's PM added that he is opposed to “replacing a nation [state’s] responsibility with national irresponsibility.”

Military spending

Another potential hurdle is defense spending. Merkel’s conservative bloc seeks to significantly increase Germany’s defense budget to raise overall military spending to 2 percent of its GDP. The CDU/CSU alliance also advocates increasing the number of the German Armed Forces personnel by 18,000 and providing the military with new equipment and weapons.

The Social Democrats, in contrast, are strongly against increased defense spending, and support a “disarmament initiative.” They also suggest limiting the export of small arms to only NATO and EU countries.

This strikes me as the only sensible plank in Schulz's platform. I hate the reckless and unnecessary spending on militaries in Europe and the sale of arms to countries they could very well end up fighting in the future. It benefits arms manufacturers and no-one else. This is 'deep-state' theology!

The talks with the Social Democrats are considered by some experts to be Merkel’s last chance to form a majority coalition. Should the negotiations collapse, Germany would face new elections or a minority Merkel government.

Meanwhile, public support for the ‘grand coalition’ seems to be waning as the public mood appears to be shifting towards new elections. A recent poll showed that a new vote is backed by more Germans than those supporting a continuation of the coalition talks.

“The trust in the grand coalition is beginning to diminish quite considerably in the German population,” Rainer Rothfuss, a German geopolitics scholar, told RT. He said the next elections may come earlier than expected, and that Merkel has failed as a negotiator while reaching out to the liberals, represented by the Free Democratic Party and the Greens during last year’s failed coalition talks.

Apparently, she is unwilling to attempt a coalition with the AfD and FDP.