Must new German citizens pledge allegiance to Israel?!

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Must new German citizens now pledge allegiance to Israel?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

 

Claim : New German citizens must pledge allegiance to Israel!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claims that new German citizens are required to pledge allegiance to Israel!

Here is an excerpt of the long and (intentionally?) confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

Germany Introduces Law Requiring New Citizens To Pledge Allegiance to Israel

Germany has introduced a new law that requires new citizens to swear allegiance and declare their belief in Israel’s right to exist.

It’s very strange for a sovereign nation to require citizens to pledge allegiance to a foreign country, yet Germany did just that in a bizarre move that shows where Western governments’ loyalty really falls.

The unprecedented and controversial legislation, which came into force last week, has also been criticized over its implications for free speech and political expression.

Germany’s new citizenship law echoes draconian steps in the US where as many as 35 states have enacted laws or executive orders that prohibit state agencies from contracting with or investing in companies that boycott Israel. Such measures have been described as a loyalty test imposed on US citizens which threatens the First Amendment in the service of an alien state, Israel.

MEM reports: While the liberal government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz initially proposed the law to streamline the path to citizenship for first-generation migrants, it has since been reframed as a measure to ensure adherence to “German values” amidst rising concerns about anti-Semitism and far-right politics.

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Truth : New German citizens do not pledge allegiance to Israel!

This is yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : New German citizens do not pledge allegiance to Israel!

First, let me just point out that Germany does not require new citizens to pledge allegiance to Israel. That’s just silly.

If Germany ever implemented such a controversial law, it would have been widely reported by the mainstream media. Yet, that never happened because it was all made up.

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article provided no evidence to back up its “fact checked” claims.

Fact #2 : New German citizenship law forbids anti-semitism

If you read this summary of the new German citizenship law, you will see that it does not require new citizens to pledge allegiance to Israel. In fact, Israel does not seem to be mentioned in the law at all!

Rather, it excludes those who profess or practice “anti-Semitism, racism, and other forms of disrespect for human beings” from acquiring German citizenship.

The requirement of having adapted to the living environment in Germany is to be replaced with specific grounds for exclusion. Reasons for exclusion from naturalisation include polygamy and disregard for gender equality.

It is clearly established that anti-Semitism, racism and other forms of disrespect for human beings are incompatible with the guarantee of human dignity enshrined in the Basic Law, and are grounds for exclusion from the option to acquire citizenship.

Now, why would anyone want to grant citizenship to people who profess or practice “anti-Semitism, racism, and other forms of disrespect for human beings“???

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Fact #3 : The People’s Voice is known for fake news

The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.

Founded as Your News Wire in 2014, it was rebranded as NewsPunch in November 2018, before becoming The People’s Voice. A 2017 BuzzFeed report identified NewsPunch as the second-largest source of popular fake news on Facebook that year.

Its articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should never share anything from NewsPunch / The People’s Voice.  Here are some of its fake stories that I fact checked earlier:

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