In order to obtain German citizenship, it will now be necessary to recognize the “right of the State of Israel to exist.”
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Applicants for German citizenship now have to answer new questions during their entrance exam. Since the reform of the process of obtaining citizenship came into force on Thursday, June 27, the topics of ” anti-Semitism, the right of the State of Israel to exist and Jewish life in Germany » were integrated into the test, reports The Parisian.
The new law also provides for questions on “ Germany’s special historical responsibility for the unjust regime of National Socialism and its consequences… “, and to recognize the country’s responsibility for the Holocaust and the murder of six million Jews.
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« Rejection of all forms of anti-Semitism »
The goal is to unmask potential anti-Semitic applicants. The Ministry of the Interior advocates “ the rejection of any form of anti-Semitism, the refusal of any forgetting, concealment or minimization of the Nazi genocide of the Jews of Europe, the recognition of the special and close relationship of the Federal Republic of Germany with the State of ‘Israel, in particular that Israel’s security and right to exist are part of the German reason of state ».
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The precious sesame, which is one of the most powerful identity documents in the world, is immediately out of reach of individuals who have been convicted of an anti-Semitic or racist act.
These reforms come in a context where anti-Semitism is on the rise in Germany, fueled by opposition to the Israeli offensive in Gaza, led by the IDF since the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7.
