German xenophobia deplored

Berlin - President Roman Herzog of Germany called yesterday on his country to support its Jewish community and multiculturalism…

Berlin - President Roman Herzog of Germany called yesterday on his country to support its Jewish community and multiculturalism, in the face of rising anti-immigrant sentiment.

Mr Herzog - who was accepting an award for his work in rebuilding Jewish-German relations from President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland and the German Jewish leader, Mr Ignatz Bubis - attacked anti-foreigner policies.

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