Re: AA-Amt.de: Joschka Rede bei Bnai brith

verfasst von monopoly, 11.05.2004, 10:50

-->>Hallo Amanito!
>Du schreibst: der Joschi hat einfach den besten Draht zu den Logen und die sagen ihm was Sache ist.
>Gibt es für diese Behauptung einen Beweis oder ein Indiz?
>Hat er z.B. eine Auszeichnung eines solchen Vereins erhalten?
>mfG
>nereus

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Ansprache von Bundesaußenminister Joschka Fischer beim Kongress von B'nai B'rith Europe am 31.10.2001 (englisch)
B'nai B'rith ist die älteste und größte jüdische Organisation. Sie wurde 1843 von deutschen Emigranten in New York gegründet und ist heute in 58 Ländern der Welt vertreten. Ihr internationales Hauptquartier befindet sich in Washington D.C, das europäische in Brüssel. Die Schwerpunkte der Tätigkeit von B'nai B'rith liegen im karitativen und humanitären Bereich. Zum ersten Mal seit seinem Bestehen veranstaltet B'nai B'rith Europe einen Kongress in Deutschland. Er findet vom 30. Oktober bis 3. November 2001 in Berlin statt.

Mr. Chairman,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear friends,

Many of you will have noted that yesterday actual construction work started for the Holocaust memorial in the center of Berlin. It is a memorial that will also be a symbol of the loss, of the painful void in German culture left behind by that period of barbarity. The origins and identity of the Federal Republic of Germany can to this very day only be understood against the backdrop of Germany's responsibility for the Holocaust. The memory of this crime against humanity and the obligation stemming from it will continue to guide German politics and policies.

Thanks to America's commitment and determination, the city of Berlin became a symbol of freedom during the Cold War. Today, eleven years after German unification, the Jewish community in Berlin is the fastest growing in all of Europe. 11,000 Jews, many of them immigrants from the former Soviet Union, are striving to rebuild Jewish life in the German capital. New Jewish schools are being built, seminaries for training Rabbis are opening. I take it also as an appreciation of this welcome development that B'nai B'rith Europe holds its Congress in Berlin - indeed in Germany - for the first time. We are very thankful for that.

We want the Jewish communities in Germany to continue to grow and be an integral part of our society. How we succeed in promoting and supporting the growth of Jewish communities in Germany is a yardstick for our ability to create an open, tolerant society.

I cannot and I will not hide the fact that, even though German democracy has come a long way, we have not yet fully achieved this aim. Anti-Semitic and racist attacks still occur - indeed their number has, to our great concern, increased last year. The response by the German government, the judiciary and the vast majority of the population is clear and strong: never again will we accept the exclusion and persecution of people because of their religion, color or origin. These are attacks not just against the weak, but against German democracy and the fundamental principle of the inviolability of human dignity on which it is built.

For decades people have emigrated from Germany - many of them to the United States. But our aging society is undergoing a radical change. Berlin is already today a truly multicultural city - it is, by the way, the"biggest Turkish city west of Istanbul" with well over a hundred thousand Turks and Germans of Turkish descent. In the years to come we will have to increasingly rely on immigration. German society is only now becoming aware of this fact in the face of dramatic demographic changes. How will we treat these immigrants? How should we integrate them? Will we put to rest the late nineteenth century ethnic self-definition of who is German and accept Germany's transformation into a country of immigration? These are questions of fundamental importance for our future.

Germany's moral responsibility, however, does not only have a domestic context. This is why Chancellor Schröder initiated the Foundation"Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future". The Foundation acknowledges the injustice and suffering caused to those millions of people who were subjected to forced or slave labor during the German Reich. This recognition comes too late for those who did not survive being deported, deprived of their civil rights and systematically murdered through labor. It comes too late for the many who have since died. But I am very satisfied that, after agonizing delays, we have now reached the phase of helping those that have suffered and that cannot and should not forget.

The moral obligation of the memory of the Holocaust also guides Germany's foreign policy. We firmly support Israel's right of existence and the right of its citizens to live within secure borders and at peace with its neighbors. This support is and shall remain a cornerstone of German foreign policy. It is a position that is non-negotiable since the days of Adenauer and Ben Gurion, and will continue to determine the unique character of our relations with Israel. I know the fears of many in Israel and in the Jewish community here and elsewhere, that Israel is being isolated, so let me state this very clear: Isreal is not alone and will never be alone. We stand by this position in all multilateral and international institutions - I have vocally done so at the U.N. Conference on Racism in Durban in late August. We also put it forward very frankly vis-à-vis countries which are hostile towards Israel - as I did publicly on my recent trip to Iran in the aftermath of September 11.

Over the decades our moral responsibility to Israel has evolved into a broad and very practical cooperation. A tight network of contacts has developed in the fields of business and science, cultural and youth exchange, as well as in all issues relating to Israel's security, which makes Germany today - as many of you know - Israel's most important partner after the United States.

Because we are so closely linked to Israel, we are especially concerned about current developments in the Middle East. It is with dismay that we watch the daily broadcasts of terror and violence. Also because, in spite of all the casualties, the agenda of issues to be resolved remains the same. I personally fear that years will be lost and tragedies will occur, and at the end of the day everyone will return to the same old table to solve the same old questions. Responsibility and reason demand that terror and violence be brought to an end as soon as possible and that the parties return to negotiations. I don't see any real alternative to a negotiated peace, but it must be clear that it has to be based upon Israel's right of existence and upon the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.

Germany is ready, together with its partners in the European Union, and at the side of the US, to do everything we can to overcome the dangerous impasse of the peace process. I have been to the region three times over the past six months, always in closest contact with my colleagues in the EU member states and with Colin Powell. It is only together that we have a chance of turning current developments to the better.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We succeeded in building a lasting peace in Europe by joining American and European forces. Today we face the challenge of international terrorism. Europeans and Americans turn to each other as firm allies in countering this terrible threat. We understand this challenge to be not only a military or police task, but a fundamentally political challenge. The international realignments taking place these days offer the genuine chance of a new era of international cooperation. And one focus has to be on redoubling our efforts to solve regional conflicts. This is why we are and will stay engaged in helping peace and prosperity to win over violence and despair in the Middle East.

erschienen: Mittwoch 31.10.01

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