{"id":6904,"date":"2019-10-19T20:14:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-19T19:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/?p=6904"},"modified":"2019-10-27T20:29:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T19:29:06","slug":"does-angela-merkel-deserve-a-prize-for-zionism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/2019\/10\/19\/does-angela-merkel-deserve-a-prize-for-zionism\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Angela Merkel Deserve a Prize for Zionism?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/2019\/10\/19\/does-angela-merkel-deserve-a-prize-for-zionism\/merkel-zionism-wjc\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6905\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6905\" src=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/merkel-zionism-wjc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/merkel-zionism-wjc.jpg 600w, https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/merkel-zionism-wjc-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>A decision by the World Jewish Congress to honor German Chancellor Angela Merkel with its prestigious Theodor Herzl Award for Zionism has sparked anger and bewilderment among Jewish leaders in the United States and Europe.<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Does Angela Merkel Deserve a Prize for Zionism?<\/h3>\n<p>Soeren Kern | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/15040\/angela-merkel-zionism-prize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gatestone Institute<\/a> | October 19, 2019<\/p>\n<p>A decision by the World Jewish Congress (WJC) to honor German Chancellor Angela Merkel with its prestigious Theodor Herzl Award for Zionism has sparked anger and bewilderment among Jewish leaders in the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The WJC, founded in August 1936 in Geneva, Switzerland, to confront the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi persecution of Jews in Europe, bestows its annual award to individuals who act to promote the goals of the late Theodor Herzl, the founder of the modern Zionist movement, \u201cfor the creation of a safer and more tolerant world for Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics say that Merkel, because her domestic and foreign policies have in recent years made the world less safe for Jews, is uniquely undeserving of the award.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/15040\/angela-merkel-zionism-prize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue Reading Here<\/a>\u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A decision by the World Jewish Congress to honor German Chancellor Angela Merkel with its prestigious Theodor Herzl Award for Zionism has sparked anger and bewilderment among Jewish leaders in the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[44,59,179],"class_list":["post-6904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-european-union","tag-european-anti-semitism","tag-european-anti-zionism","tag-germany"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Does Angela Merkel Deserve a Prize for Zionism? 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