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By Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post Correspondent

Germany has come under criticism from both Israel’s Ambassador Yakov Hadas-Handelsman and the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem, Dr. Efraim Zuroff.

They slammed Germany on Monday and Tuesday respectively for showing a lack of sensitivity towards Nazi era crimes when granting prestigious awards…

B’nai B’rith International issued a statement on Monday saying that “Butler’s anti-Israel actions include endorsing the United States Campaign for an Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel – a boycott that was actively promoted by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.”

B’nai B’rith continued: “It is wrong to give the Adorno prize, named in honor of a Jewish intellectual, to anyone who shares these goals…read more.