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A prominent German critic of Israel claimed to be Jewish. Now he says he is not.

JL;DR SUMMARY Fabian Wolff, a German journalist previously known for his critical stance on Israel from a Jewish perspective, has publicly acknowledged that he is not Jewish, contrary to his prior claims. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Bds MovementJewish CommunityJewish IdentityIsrael CriticismInternational Holocaust Remembrance AllianceGerman PoliticsFabian WolffJuedische AllgemeineIdentity Controversy

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Berlin, Germany
"In September 2021, some journalists in Berlin received detailed research into the extent to which Wolffs Jewish biography was made up from start to finish."

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