The only reason Germany feels a "Special Responsibility" to Israel is because of the Holocaust! Germany should quit perpetuating their bad decisions and begin taking their responsibility to the international community seriously. Turning their eyes away from the racist policies and apartheid in Israel, because of their guilty conscience, is an embarrassment to the German people!
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from the article: Germany to boycott UN anti-racism conference