Alternative for Germany (AfD) party

Germany's left-wing Die Linke struggles to form coalition as anti-Israel controversy swirls

Die Linke came first in the elections to the capital's parliament, which is also a federal state, winning 25.7% of the vote and 45 of the 153 seats, marking a political upheaval in Berlin.

NOVEMBER 11, 2026|ByYOAV ETIEL

The Berlin state parliament building (Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin) stands on September 5, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht) survivor George Shafi, 95, poses in front of the Neue Synagoge in Berlin on November 5, 2026, ahead of commemorations of the November 1938 Pogroms.

WATCH: Police leaders gather in Berlin to address rising antisemitism for Kristallnacht anniversary

German Police Union chair Jochen Kopelke, who participated in the March of the Living earlier this year, lit a torch at the ceremony dedicated to the fight against antisemitism.

NOVEMBER 5, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated in the colours of Israel and the Star of David, in Berlin, Germany November 9, 2023. The message is reading "Never again is now".

Germany's Holocaust remembrance is becoming a political performance - comment

The memory of six million murdered Jews has become part of Germany's national identity. Yet the solemn promise of “Never again” is all too often followed by the familiar words “We strongly condemn.”

NOVEMBER 5, 2026|ByNINA POGREBNAYA

German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader, Friedrich Merz, walks to attend a press conference, after the state elections, in Berlin, Germany, September 21, 2026.

Merz warns that Germany faces pressure from extremist parties, 'massive threat' from Russia

Speaking at a party conference of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Merz said the parties had the responsibility to push through economic reforms to reinforce Germany's social stability.

OCTOBER 24, 2026|ByREUTERS

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.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024ByELDAD BECK

PARTIES ON the Right and far Right that are supportive of Israel gained seats in the recent European parliamentary elections, but that could prove to be a mixed blessing. Here, Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react to results in Berlin.

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.

AUGUST 30, 2024ByELDAD BECK

VISITORS STAND in front of the camp gate bearing the inscription ‘To Each His Own’ at the former Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp near the eastern German city of Weimar in Thuringia. Last year saw a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents, including an explosion of anti-Israel antisemitism.

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.

JUNE 12, 2024ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA

Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, co-leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany political party, celebrate at the AfD election evening gathering following the release of initial election results in European parliamentary elections in Berlin, June 9.

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.

FEBRUARY 10, 2024ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA

Berlin Cityscape seen from Victory Column

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.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByREUTERS

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks with citizens during an event in Magdeburg, Germany, August 25, 2022.

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.

OCTOBER 30, 2023ByREUTERS

German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler doing a Nazi salute

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.

OCTOBER 10, 2023ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA

ROBERT SESSELMANN of the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a vote last Sunday to become a district leader, a breakthrough for the party which has hit record highs in national polls.

'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.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Elon Musk gestures during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019.

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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA

Maximilian Krah, Alternative for Germany (AfD) party member and member of the European Parliament of the Identity and Democracy (ID) group, speaks during the European election assembly 2023 of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Magdeburg, Germany, July 29, 2023.

Germany bans neo-Nazi group with US roots, raids member homes

Far-right parties have gained ground across Europe but the rise of the AfD touches a particularly sensitive nerve in Germany because of the country's Nazi past.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByREUTERS