A German horror fairy tale.
Reem Sahwil (now 23), who became famous at the age of 14 as “Merkel’s refugee girl” – grew up in Germany and became a true anti-Semite and Israel hater. And yet it is: NATURALIZED! The daughter of stateless Palestinians has been a citizen of the country since February 2023. She is German (reported by BILD).
If a long-time companion of refugee Chancellor Angela Merkel (69, CDU) gets her way, then it won’t stay that way for long.
Eckhardt Rehberg (69, CDU), head of Merkel’s CDU in Meck-Pomm for many years and forever her family man in the Bundestag, told BILD: “Anyone like Reem, who does not share our values, cannot become or remain German. He cheated to get naturalization.”
The naturalization error must be “corrected and the passport and citizenship revoked.”
Confidants: Eckhardt Rehberg (69, CDU) and Angela Merkel (69, CDU)
Photo: dpa
Rehberg is generally harsh on the entire German naturalization policy – including that of his former chancellor: “We naturalize too quickly and too many people, without insisting that only those who recognize Israel’s right to exist can become Germans, and not those anti-Semites can be naturalized, they are simply at the wrong address with us.”
The Reem case is an example of the lax naturalization standards that semaphore wants to reduce:
Because it was clear how she and her entire family feel about Israel and Jews. Now she has made it public again: she has posted a photo that demands nothing less than the eradication of the State of Israel.
Linda Teuteberg, FDP legal and in-house specialist (42)
Photo: Bild TV
There was also harsh criticism from legal expert and FDP insider Linda Teuteberg (42). BILD lawyer: “Which country did Reem Sahwil want citizenship?”
This cannot be the case with Israel’s reason for state.
Teuteberg continues: “The protection of Jewish life and Israel’s right to exist are part of the foundation of this republic’s values. Anyone who has a problem with this must have a problem in our country.”
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His conclusion: “Reem Sahwil’s example shows how little the common bond of citizenship has been taken seriously and communicated until now.”
The managing director of the Union parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Thorsten Frei (50, CDU), told BILD: “What is certain is that this anti-Semitism of immigrants is a huge problem and has been taboo for a long time. The traffic light must urgently present a new bill on the nationality law.”
Until now, the traffic light wanted to lower the obstacles to naturalization and generally distribute German passports more quickly.
Frei: “The line should be: No German passports for anti-Semites and Hamas supporters. German citizenship can only be granted to those who credibly support Israel’s right to exist.”
He also advocates “that dual nationals should have their German passport revoked if they are found to have anti-Semitic attitudes related to a criminal conviction.”
Lack of commitment to Israel is said to impede naturalization
The Union has already presented a corresponding bill to the Bundestag. It will be discussed for the first time in the Bundestag on Thursday. Kern: To prevent anti-Semites from naturalizing, each applicant must commit to Israel’s right to exist. If the applicant’s previous words or actions contradict this, naturalization would not be an option.
CSU interiors expert Alexander Hoffmann (48) told BILD: “It must be clear to us: German citizenship can only be obtained by those who recognize Israel’s right to exist and declare that they have not pursued or pursued any efforts directed against the State of Israel.”
But how could the stateless Reem become German?According to the Meck-Pomm government, no one asked Reem or others about anti-Semitism. This was simply unusual – it was enough to recognize the Basic Law.