At Jewish studies school, hypocrite Merkel appeals for "tolerance"

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At Jewish studies school, Merkel appeals for tolerance

Jul 11, 2007, 18:31 GMT

Heidelberg, Germany - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called 
Wednesday for greater religious and social tolerance in European 
nations and a firm rejection of fundamentalism.

Addressing an audience at a school of Jewish studies in the 
south-western city of Heidelberg, she said, 'Take the example of the 
threat from Iran, whose president wants to eliminate the state of 
Israel and denies the Holocaust.'

She said the international community had to respond to this threat 
with resoluteness and solidarity. A wrong notion of tolerance was not 
useful in practical politics.

She told 500 students and professors that the German state would 
stand up to fundamentalists and other enemies of liberty.

Jewish, Christian and Muslim students attend the school in Heidelberg 
to learn the basics about Jewish history and faith.

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