German Jewish Community Rebukes Op-Ed Calling Leader to Shut Up About Iran Strikes

The Central Council of Jews in Germany sharply rebuked an op-ed by leftist newspaper Die Tageszeitung, which called on council president Josef Schuster to shut up about his public support for the Israeli-American strikes on Iran. The council declared Today, Jews will no longer be silenced and multiple Jewish leaders condemned the piece as antisemitic. Schuster had backed the military action and expressed hope for the fall of the Iranian regime, saying Tehran is behind numerous attacks on Jewish communities worldwide. The newspaper defended the article, claiming the headline referenced a common German political idiom for tough peer-to-peer requests.