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Word: jürgen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2002-2002
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...image as &(e)acute;litist. In the current campaign, for example, the party says it favors repeal of Germany's strong law against wrongful dismissal, a proposal that even Stoiber, the conservative premier of Bavaria, is against. Complicating the FDP's outlook is an embarrassing controversy over anti-Semitism. J?rgen Möllemann, the party's deputy national leader, warned that prominent Jewish opposition to criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon might be "liable to awaken anti-Semitic resentments." The comment caused an uproar because it seemed to repeat an old slur that Jews bring anti-Semitism on themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Party of the (Rich) People | 7/14/2002 | See Source »

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