What is the basis for Germany’s special responsibility towards Israel?

Question 288 of 300 · General section

Correct answer

from the Nazi crimes against the Jews

All answer options

  1. 1arising from membership of the European Union (EU)
  2. 2from the Nazi crimes against the JewsCorrect
  3. 3from the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany
  4. 4from the Christian tradition

Why is this answer correct?

Germany's particular responsibility toward Israel arises from the National Socialist crimes against Jews. Around six million people were murdered in the Holocaust. From that historical guilt the Federal Republic derives its special relationship with Israel, often described as part of German raison d'état.

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Question number
288 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
100% answer it correctly
Source
Official BAMF question catalogue

This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.

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