1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2FsCOEBDF4"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/west-germans-resignation-leaves-a-trail-of-sorrow-and-bitterness">West German’s Resignation Leaves a Trail of Sorrow and Bitterness</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/west-germans-resignation-leaves-a-trail-of-sorrow-and-bitterness/embed#?secret=2FsCOEBDF4" width="600" height="338" title="“West German’s Resignation Leaves a Trail of Sorrow and Bitterness” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="2FsCOEBDF4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Philip Jenninger shifted over the weekend from public remorse to a bluntly defensive stance, following his resignation Friday from the presidency of the Bundestag. He complained bitterly in interviews published here Saturday that it was no longer possible to speak the truth. In Germany today, “you can’t call things by name,” he said. He was […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315