Posts Tagged: AfD
Jewish Leader Urges Renewed Fight Against Extremism as German Exit Polls Show Tight Race for Merkel Successor
As Germany voted on the shape of its next government and on who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel after 16 years in office, the head...
Call to Dissolve State Assembly as Merkel Steps Into Row Over German Far-Right
The newly-elected premier of Thuringia called for the dissolution of the state assembly on Thursday after Chancellor Angela Merkel said his election with support from...
Head of German Jewish Council Says Extreme Right Poses ‘Greatest Danger’ to Community
In a newspaper interview published over the weekend, the head of Germany's Jewish community stated that right-wing extremism posed the "greatest danger" to Germany and...
‘I Can Only Feel Uncomfortable as a Jew’: Young European Jews Speak Out on Antisemitism Fears
Young European Jews have been speaking about their experiences of antisemitism after a CNN survey this week showed a rise in Jew-hatred, intolerance and ignorance...
Rise of Far-Right Party Worries German Jews and Israel
JNS.org - The rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the country’s recent election has been described as a “political earthquake.” Meanwhile, many Jewish leaders’...