Identified only as "Syed Mustufa H.," the 31-year-old man was arrested last July and charged in December with spying on behalf of an Iran-linked intelligence unit; his target allegedly was the German-Israel Society.
Several former German ambassadors to Israel applauded Chancellor Angela Merkel’s refusal to endorse the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September.
Israelis are flocking to Berlin because it’s a mecca for young people from all over the world, and because Germany is a relatively easy country from which Jews can obtain a second passport. That opens up all of Europe to Israeli expats.
