support the hong kong s pro-democracy movement. all right let s get some analysis on all of this we have our chief political correspondent linda crane here in berlin and our correspondent in hong kong good to see you both melinda let s start with you so how is the german government reacting to beijing s quite harsh criticism of the joshua ones visit. the foreign ministry rejected the criticism saying that it is perfectly normal procedure for the former and foreign minister to meet with a representative of civil society from another country and yesterday in her speech to parliament the chancellor said very clearly that human rights are indispensable to germany regard to the hong kong chinese tensions and that she had conveyed that message on her visit to beijing last week she also said that germany absolutely stands by the principle of one land 2 systems when it comes to china and hong kong
think he did a good job he didn t like you didn t like to hear all is that he does here is fair on this about it that he is the facilitator. to oppose he s very impressive very brave and he s still very young. and find him particularly admirable because he s risking his life and freedom with his activism. activism was just killed seeing josh i m person. i think it s a huge motivation for people who are brought to come closer to. so be motivated and follow closely to what is happening in our home city. many here tell us that concerned about joshua wong and what will happen to him when he returns to hong kong which 1st he s heading for the united states where he hopes to gain more support the hong kong s pro-democracy movement. all right let s get some analysis on all of this we have our chief political correspondent linda crane here in berlin
october. president elects of the european commission thank you very much for talking to us. well it was a left on the line has now stepped down from her role as germany s defense minister she will be succeeded by an account to come. both women attended an official handover ceremony with chancellor angela merkel a little while ago compound out is also the leader of michael s conservative party she took over as the head of the christian democrats last year she is widely seen as michael s protege. and for more on that we have our chief political correspondent linda crane with us here in studio hi melinda i said i could come come by the next defense minister was it a surprise absolutely it was a surprise because around 2 weeks ago she absolutely ruled out the idea that she might become the successor to ursula fund a lot in fact ruled out taking on any ministry post saying that she wanted to concentrate on her job as party leaders so when this news broke last night most
tasteless it s horrible up north and pulling in every respect absolutely indeed i can see. it is still unclear whether the crime did indeed have a far right motive the regional state premier remains cautious. but groups thought leaders of even the question will certainly have to be discussed did he act alone with others there are things that we re looking in to be on the crimes to be very well but at the moment i believe it s much too early to say what it s like what with all this stuff it s a food security services say they will make a statement in the next few days. ok for more on the latest developments of this story we re joined in the studio by do you have used to political correspondent linda crane good morning melinda we have some unconfirmed reports at this hour about the suspect what do we know about him and how police tracked him down we know that he s 45 years of age that he was arrested early on saturday and he was
who want a different direction. chief political correspondent linda crane speaking to us thank you melinda. now to a story that s triggered a big debate about anti-semitism here in germany the government s anti-semitism commissioner made headlines recently when he warned jews the against wearing traditional head coverings kept us in public because of the increasing likelihood of being attacked he was accused of giving in to anti-semitism so he s now called on all germans to work in solidarity but the debate has highlighted the very real dangers facing jews living here to be met a jewish man in berlin who lives with that danger every day david pearl wears a skull cap and a prayer tassel as part of everyday life but when he goes outside he puts the tassel in a pocket and he hides the skull cap with a hat david his wife and children have lived in berlin for 5 years after spending