Alternative for Germany (AfD) party

AfD becomes first far-right party to win state legislature elections since WWII

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition "bitter."

By REUTERS
02/09/2024

Germany's democracy is in crisis - opinion

According to official data, nearly 5,400 attacks against public and elected officials were carried out in Germany in 2023.

By ELDAD BECK
01/09/2024

Is German history repeating itself? Jewish leader shares fears of AfD's rise in Thuringia

Germany will hold local elections on September 1 and could see the rise of the far-right AfD party in Thuringia.

By ELDAD BECK
30/08/2024

Success of German far-right party in EU election has many Jews hearing echoes of Nazi past

In Sunday’s election, the AfD came in second to Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union and its more conservative Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union.

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
12/06/2024

Berlin film festival bars far-right party criticized by Jews from gala opening event

The festival has dealt with sufficient turmoil since barring the group from one of the largest events of its kind worldwide.

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
10/02/2024

Scholz evokes Nazi era as he urges Germans to reject far right

Hundreds of thousands of people protested across Germany against the AfD after a report that two senior party members had discussed plans for mass deportation of citizens with foreign backgrounds.

By REUTERS
31/01/2024
German Fuhrer Adolph Hitler doing a Nazi salute

German lawmaker from far-right AfD arrested for 'Sieg Heil' salutes

Newly elected Daniel Halemba is a member of the Teutonia Prague student fraternity, whose premises were raided by police in September.

By REUTERS
30/10/2023

Jewish leaders concerned after Germany's AfD party continues to make gains in elections

The results brought the party closer than ever to power-sharing in both states.

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
10/10/2023

'It's called saving lives': Elon Musk, Germany squabble over illegal immigration

The tech billionaire wrote that Germany was engaging in activity reminiscent of invasion.

Right-wing extremist attitudes on the rise in Germany - study

Percentage of Germans with an 'antisemitic worldview' more than doubles in two years * Percentage who 'totally reject' antisemitism drops * Study comes days after 40+ Jewish gravestones overturned

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
26/09/2023
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