[jwalburg]

He's a notorious anti-semite, too, I understand.

[Michael81Dus]

Actually, Fischer is not a anti-semite, and I find it strange somehow, that you call a politician an anti-semite just because he support a peace solution for both sides of the conflict in Israel/Palestine.

Mr. Fischer is highly respected in the German Jewish community, and he was awarded with the Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal for his efforts.

I cannot understand why he is so popular here, either. Maybe it´s just that the people don´t blame him for:
- the US/German rift,
- the economic recession,
- the serious financial problems in our health and pension systems.

They probabaly think: we´re not at war with another nation, so the Foreign Minister is doing fine. LOL