Israeli challenges German court ruling on Kuwait air travel banBERLIN (Reuters) - An Israeli man appealed on Monday against a German court s ruling upholding Kuwait Airways  right to ban him from boarding a flight due to his citizenship, a legal decision that triggered sharp criticism from German officials and Jewish groups. The appeal argues that the ruling accepted a racist Kuwaiti law and allowed the airline to override German laws requiring that airlines transport any passenger with valid travel documents, according to the Lawfare Project, which filed the appeal.  We cannot allow our laws to be subverted by the state-sponsored racism of other nations,  said Nathan Gelbart, the German attorney for the group, which fights anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli discrimination around the world. He said the decision by the Frankfurt district court had allowed  anti-Semitic discrimination to be imported into our country and helped whitewash and sanitize it.  Kuwait Airways has not commented on the decision. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other top officials have vowed to fight anti-Semitism and xenophobia with the full force of the law in recent weeks after protests that included the burning of Israeli flags.  Merkel s spokesman Steffen Seibert said Germany had a historic responsibility to stand by Israel and Jews everywhere. Anti-Semitism remains a sensitive issue in Germany, one of Israel s closest allies, more than 70 years after the end of the Nazi-era Holocaust, in which six million Jews were killed. The Frankfurt court last month ruled Kuwait Airways had the right to refuse to carry the Israeli man on a flight to Bangkok that began in Frankfurt and included a stopover in Kuwait City since it was abiding by the laws of Kuwait, a country that does not recognize the state of Israel. It said Germany s anti-discrimination law applied only in cases of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic background or religion, not citizenship. The ruling was sharply criticized by German government officials and the Central Council of Jews in Germany, which said the Kuwaiti law was reminiscent of Nazi policies. Three German state parliaments in Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, have passed resolutions condemning the airline for its policy. Acting Transportation Minister Christian Schmidt also raised concerns about the issue in a letter to Kuwaiti officials, saying it was  fundamentally unacceptable to exclude citizens because of their nationality,  according to the Lawfare Project. No comment was immediately available from Schmidt s office. A foreign ministry spokesman said Germany s ambassador to Kuwait had met Kuwaiti officials on Nov. 28 to deliver the letter and discuss the issue. A spate of anti-Semitic acts in Germany in recent weeks, including the burning of Israeli flags, have triggered concern and calls by top officials to put more emphasis on the Holocaust in integration courses for migrants. Rights groups say anti-Semitism and violent acts have increased in recent years amid growing support for far-right political groups and the influx of over a million migrants from Syria and other countries that are at war with Israel. worldnews
israeli challenges german court ruling kuwait air travel banberlin reuters an israeli man appealed monday german court ruling upholding kuwait airways right ban boarding flight due citizenship legal decision triggered sharp criticism german officials jewish groups the appeal argues ruling accepted racist kuwait law allowed airline override german laws requiring airlines transport passenger valid travel documents according aware project filed appeal we allow laws submerged racism nations said nathan gilbert german attorney group fights discrimination around world he said decision frankfurt district court allowed discrimination imported country helped whitewash sanitize kuwait airways commented decision german chancellor angela merkel top officials vowed fight xenophobia full force law recent weeks protests included burning israeli flags merkel spokesman stephen selbert said germany historic responsibility stand israel jews everywhere remains sensitive issue germany one israel closest allies years end holocaust six million jews killed the frankfurt court last month ruled kuwait airways right refuse carry israeli man flight bangkok began frankfurt included stopover kuwait city since abiding laws kuwait country recognize state israel it said germany law applied cases discrimination basis race ethnic background religion citizenship the ruling sharply criticized german government officials central council jews germany said kuwait law reminiscent nazi policies three german state parliaments malaria jesse north passed resolutions condemning airline policy acting transportation minister christian schmidt also raised concerns issue letter kuwait officials saying fundamentally unacceptable exclude citizens nationality according aware project no comment immediately available schmidt office a foreign ministry spokesman said germany ambassador kuwait met kuwait officials deliver letter discuss issue a spate acts germany recent weeks including burning israeli flags triggered concern calls top officials put emphasis holocaust integration courses migrants rights groups say violent acts increased recent years amid growing support political groups influx million migrants syria countries war israel worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Israeli challenges German court ruling on Kuwait air travel banBERLIN (Reuters) - An Israeli man appealed on Monday against a German court s ruling upholding Kuwait Airways  right to ban him from boarding a flight due to his citizenship, a legal decision that triggered sharp criticism from German officials and Jewish groups. The appeal argues that the ruling accepted a racist Kuwaiti law and allowed the airline to override German laws requiring that airlines transport any passenger with valid travel documents, according to the Lawfare Project, which filed the appeal.  We cannot allow our laws to be subverted by the state-sponsored racism of other nations,  said Nathan Gelbart, the German attorney for the group, which fights anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli discrimination around the world. He said the decision by the Frankfurt district court had allowed  anti-Semitic discrimination to be imported into our country and helped whitewash and sanitize it.  Kuwait Airways has not commented on the decision. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other top officials have vowed to fight anti-Semitism and xenophobia with the full force of the law in recent weeks after protests that included the burning of Israeli flags.  Merkel s spokesman Steffen Seibert said Germany had a historic responsibility to stand by Israel and Jews everywhere. Anti-Semitism remains a sensitive issue in Germany, one of Israel s closest allies, more than 70 years after the end of the Nazi-era Holocaust, in which six million Jews were killed. The Frankfurt court last month ruled Kuwait Airways had the right to refuse to carry the Israeli man on a flight to Bangkok that began in Frankfurt and included a stopover in Kuwait City since it was abiding by the laws of Kuwait, a country that does not recognize the state of Israel. It said Germany s anti-discrimination law applied only in cases of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic background or religion, not citizenship. The ruling was sharply criticized by German government officials and the Central Council of Jews in Germany, which said the Kuwaiti law was reminiscent of Nazi policies. Three German state parliaments in Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, have passed resolutions condemning the airline for its policy. Acting Transportation Minister Christian Schmidt also raised concerns about the issue in a letter to Kuwaiti officials, saying it was  fundamentally unacceptable to exclude citizens because of their nationality,  according to the Lawfare Project. No comment was immediately available from Schmidt s office. A foreign ministry spokesman said Germany s ambassador to Kuwait had met Kuwaiti officials on Nov. 28 to deliver the letter and discuss the issue. A spate of anti-Semitic acts in Germany in recent weeks, including the burning of Israeli flags, have triggered concern and calls by top officials to put more emphasis on the Holocaust in integration courses for migrants. Rights groups say anti-Semitism and violent acts have increased in recent years amid growing support for far-right political groups and the influx of over a million migrants from Syria and other countries that are at war with Israel. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: israeli challenges german court ruling kuwait air travel banberlin reuters an israeli man appealed monday german court ruling upholding kuwait airways right ban boarding flight due citizenship legal decision triggered sharp criticism german officials jewish groups the appeal argues ruling accepted racist kuwait law allowed airline override german laws requiring airlines transport passenger valid travel documents according aware project filed appeal we allow laws submerged racism nations said nathan gilbert german attorney group fights discrimination around world he said decision frankfurt district court allowed discrimination imported country helped whitewash sanitize kuwait airways commented decision german chancellor angela merkel top officials vowed fight xenophobia full force law recent weeks protests included burning israeli flags merkel spokesman stephen selbert said germany historic responsibility stand israel jews everywhere remains sensitive issue germany one israel closest allies years end holocaust six million jews killed the frankfurt court last month ruled kuwait airways right refuse carry israeli man flight bangkok began frankfurt included stopover kuwait city since abiding laws kuwait country recognize state israel it said germany law applied cases discrimination basis race ethnic background religion citizenship the ruling sharply criticized german government officials central council jews germany said kuwait law reminiscent nazi policies three german state parliaments malaria jesse north passed resolutions condemning airline policy acting transportation minister christian schmidt also raised concerns issue letter kuwait officials saying fundamentally unacceptable exclude citizens nationality according aware project no comment immediately available schmidt office a foreign ministry spokesman said germany ambassador kuwait met kuwait officials deliver letter discuss issue a spate acts germany recent weeks including burning israeli flags triggered concern calls top officials put emphasis holocaust integration courses migrants rights groups say violent acts increased recent years amid growing support political groups influx million migrants syria countries war israel worldnews