German deputy shocked to be on neo-Nazi list

BERLIN – A German Jewish parliamentary deputy spoke yesterday of the “nightmarish” discovery that his name was on a hit-list …

BERLIN – A German Jewish parliamentary deputy spoke yesterday of the “nightmarish” discovery that his name was on a hit-list found in a neo-Nazi hideout, as Germany struggled to come to terms with news that a right-wing trio had been killing immigrants.

Jerzy Montag, a Polish- born member of parliament for the Greens, said he assumed he been put on the list because of his criticism of right-wing extremism and his work for minorities. – (Reuters)

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