http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1328298,00050004.htmThe choice of a German cardinal with links to the Nazis of World War II as Pope has worried some Jews in Israel - while others say Joseph Ratzinger's record in the last 60 years is more important than his affiliations as a youth.
Israel's government wrapped a positive statement around a barb concerning Ratzinger's youthful affiliation.
"Israel is hopeful that under this new papacy, we will continue to move forward in Vatican-Israel relations and we are sure that considering the background of this new Pope, he, like his predecessor, will be a strong voice against anti-Semitism in all its forms," said a statement from Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom.
Exchanging a Polish Pope with a recognised record of relatively warm feelings for the Jewish people with a German cardinal of severe countenance and a blot on his past is bound to rankle among Jews, at least at first glance.
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