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The Israel Lobby in Germany The Israel Lobby in Germany – translated from German The ProSieben / Sat1 Group, which combines the German TV station ProSieben, Sat.1, Kabel eins, N24, 9Live and which are especially designed for women transmitter Sixx under one roof, is in possession of the Jew Haim Saban. The Axel Springer Foundation, which was part of the Axel Springer AG conducted from 1981 to 2010 by the Jew Ernst Cramer. After Cramer's death Friede Springer himself took over as CEO. Friede Springer is a Zionist and got 2000 even the Leo Baeck Prize, the highest award of the Central Council of Jews in Germany. CEO of Axel Springer AG is the Zionist Dopfner Matthias, who has held a position at the Aspen Institute Berlin at the same time. The Aspen Institute is an American lobby, which was founded after WW2 propaganda purposes. The Institute is managed by Trustees, the President and CEO is the Jew Walter Isaacson. Haim Saban (ProSieben / Sat1 - group) Friede Springer with Henry Kissinger Walter Isaacson (Aspen Institute Berlin) Matthias Dopfner receives the Leo Baeck Medal of Henry Kissinger The central role of the Central Council of Jews in Germany is reflected not least in the field of public service media. In the broadcasting councils representatives of the Jewish unit organization hold key positions. On behalf of the Jewish communities Dr. Heinrich Olm located in the Bavarian Broadcasting. The Hessian Broadcasting can be found Moritz Neumann as a representative of the National Association of Jewish communities in Hesse. When RBB Dr. Mario Offenberg sitting (representatives of the Jewish community in Berlin and Brandenburg) in Broadcasting. WDR operates a representative of the national associations of the Jewish communities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hanna Sperling. For the Central Council of Jews Vera Szackamer sitting in Broadcasting at Deutsche Welle and Lala Sweet Child Broadcasting Board of Germany radios. The senior official of the International Zionist and head of the Central Council from 1969 until his death in 1988, Werner Nachman, was at the time deputy chairman ZDF. The Central Council of Jews boss Ignatz Bubis was a member of the Rundfunkfrat the Hessischer Rundfunk from 1986 until his death in 1999, including six years as chief. His successor at the head of the Central Council, Paul Spiegel, since 1991 was a member of the WDR Radio Council and also sat on the Programme Committee of Cologne Television and Radio Authority. Michel Friedman 1991 ZDF Television Council, where he even did it in 2003 as secretary. Salomon Korn followed Friedman in September 2003 as the ZDF Television Council after. On other levels there are strong networks of pro-Israel forces with broadcasters. Micha Guttmann by the Central Council, was a senior editor at West German Radio in Cologne. Gerrard Breitbart by the Central Council, could make 1991 rising to the head of the NDR radio House of Hanover as head of department at the Second German Television Israel lobbyist Lea Rosh. Klaus Schütz sat in the Broadcasting Board of Germany radios - the former governing mayor of Berlin and Ambassador to Israel, also a member of the Board of Friends of the Zionist Leo Baeck Institute, cares for Israeli interests has long been formally breaking. Schutz's daughter converted to Judaism (as well as the daughters of the former German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel and the long-term Bundestag President Eugen Gerstenmaier as well as the widow of the Protestant Church Congress President Martin Niemöller, the Jewish enriched her first name and called her for implementation of the crossing procedures Sibylle Sarah Niemöller von Seil). Ignatz Bubis Paul Spiegel with representatives of Chabad Lubavitch Michel Friedman (despite drug abuse and sex with women forced into prostitution still on German television) The RTL Group is part of the Bertelsmann empire that is run as a joint-stock company. Bertelsmann AG is not listed; Shareholders are the Bertelsmann Stiftung (76.9%) and the Mohn family (23.1%). The voting rights of the Bertelsmann Foundation and the Mohn family exerts the Bertelsmann Management Company (BVG) from. It has after the share repurchase again over 100% of the voting rights. The three elected for two years each partner BVG is the chairman Dieter Vogel, the current CEO Gunter Thielen as well as the Deputy Chairman Jürgen Strube (Bilderberg). The poppy family is currently represented by Liz Mohn and Dr. Brigitte Mohn. Reinhard Mohn was almost certainly a CIA agent who was trained by William Casey, head of the OSS (predecessor of the CIA). After the Second World War Poppy returned to Germany and began the construction of the CIA company Bertelsmann. The standard work for propaganda is still the book "Propaganda" by Edward Bernays, which he published in 1928. In this work it is called on democratic countries: "The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Who manipulates the unseen mechanism of society forms an invisible government which is the true ruling power of the country. "Liz Mohn is a member of the German Jerusalem Foundation, an extremely Zionist organization wishing to establish Jerusalem as the world capital. Her late husband Reinhard Mohn was a member of the Jerusalem Foundation (Edmund Stoiber too). In addition, Liz Mohn has been added as the first female personality in the Club of Rome. The Club of Rome is one of the most influential think tanks in the western world, his main goal is to reduce the world's population ("The Limits to Growth" [1]) and control the world's resources in the hands of the "Qualifying". MTV is part of VIACOM empire, which belongs to the Jew Sumner Redstone. SKY is in the possession of the Jew Rupert Murdoch. Liz Mohn Rupert Murdoch (SKY) with the ADL chief Foxman Sumner Redstone (VIACOM - MTV, "I'll never give up my control!") The enormous influence of mostly Jewish Zionists in the media, above all in the USA and England is enormous. An estimated 97% of global news agencies are led by Zionists [2]. When you consider that most of the films that come in German cinemas, Hollywood productions are, they surely understand how international the American media cartel operates. In Canada include more than 60% of the media already alone the Jews Israel Asper. For many Internet users is also important to understand that Zionists determine to a large extent, what you read on the internet, at least if one is staying on mainstream sites. Google, the most used search engine in the western world belongs to both Jews Sergei Brin and Larry Page, who also acquired YouTube recently. The founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg is the Jew. He founded the company in 2004 together with the Jew Dustin Moskovitz. The two Jews Peter Thiel and Max Levchin founded Rafael Paypal, which the Jew Pierre Omidyar, eBay is one of the well bought up. The still declared by many people as a neutral site Wikipedia was founded and is one of the two Jews Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Yahoo! was from 2001 to 2007 in the hands of their Jewish President Terry Semel. The MySpace project started under the supervision of the Jews Brad Greenspan. He worked together with his Jewish colleagues Josh Berman and Tom Anderson. Vice-President was the "MySpace guru" and Jew Richard Rosenblatt. The head of the International Office MySpace is the Jew Travis Katz. All these companies work hard together with pro-Israel forces [3] (for example with the Anti-Defamation League). SchülerVZ and StudiVZ have an agreement with the Anti-Defamation League, which grants the Liga and similar texts remove. Pierre Omidyar (Paypal and Ebay) Sergei Brin and Larry Page (Google and YouTube) Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia) Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) Many German politicians are members of Zionist organizations. Richard von Weizsäcker is a member of the Leo Baeck Institute. Wolfgang Thierse and Rita Siissmuth are members of the Nev Shalom Board of Trustees. In the Jerusalem Foundation, we find politicians like Edmund Stoiber, Hans Eichel and Rita Siissmuth. Angela Merkel was awarded by the Jewish B'nai B'rith-pure, just like Helmut Kohl, who was awarded for his commitment to the German "reunification" of the B'nai B'rith Order. Angela Merkel is the way, the best friend of Charlotte Knobloch (Central Council of Jews in Germany) and together with her friend Friede Springer sometimes tea parties are held. Guido Westerwelle and Angela Merkel were both selected by the Zionist Bilderberg Group for their offices. Angela Merkel was in 2007 found to be capable in 2005 and Guido Westerwelle. 2010, the SPD politician Olaf Scholz seems to have been put under the microscope and was then elected mayor of Hamburg in 2011. Helmut Kohl in 1988 invited to the alljährige Bilderberg conference to talk about the "German question". The German "reunification" was then talking point. And the talks have probably been quite successful (for the lobby). Many politicians are also a member of various alleged human associations, working for the welfare of the people who do, but in reality an international network in order to have influence in the world. So many politicians (including many doctors and teachers) Member of the Rotarians or Lions Club. Both organizations are camouflaged masonic lodges and managed by the pure-Jewish B'nai B'rith. Angela Merkel is a member of the Rotarians. Rotary clubs are camouflaged masonic lodges Another important think tank in Germany is the Atlantic Bridge. Members include the Minister of Defence Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg or the new German President Christian Wulff (his opponent Gauk is from the left also in the Atlantic Bridge).
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