German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in a video address just before the start of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, called for a longer-lasting ceasefire in the Gaza war. “Preferably during Ramadan,” he said. “Such a ceasefire should ensure that the Israeli hostages are finally released and that more humanitarian aid finally arrives in Gaza.” He was certain that the vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians wanted peace, he said. Scholz was saddened that Muslims in Germany were increasingly worried about social cohesion. “After the reports of racist deportation plans by far-right extremists, I keep hea…