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Will AfD’s historic win affect Holocaust remembrance in Germany? - analysis

Some of Alternative for Germany's regional branches, including in Saxony-Anhalt, have been classified as right-wing extremist organizations by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency.

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Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Ulrich Siegmund attends the AfD election party after polls closed in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections and exit polls were announced, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.
Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leader Alice Weidel attends a press conference the day after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Berlin, Germany September 7, 2026.

Far-right AfD's Weidel targets 40% in next German federal election after state victory

"My stated goal is to significantly widen the gap in a very short time and grow to at least 40% for the next federal election," said Weidel.

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Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, and party co leader Tino Chrupalla react from the stage at the AfD election party, after exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.

European leaders voice concern as Germany's far-right AfD wins key state election

"It seems they're just a few votes short of an absolute majority, but this is indeed a very worrying sign," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Radio Vox FM.

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Lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, makes a selfie with a supporter during the final campaign rally on the eve of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on September 5, 2026 in Magdeburg, Germany.

How will an AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt impact Germany - and should Jews be worried?

German voters in Saxony-Anhalt could give the right-wing extremist political party, the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, its most significant achievement since its founding in 2013.

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German police accuse AfD lawmaker of incitement over anti-Muslim tweet

Social media platforms face hefty fines in Germany if they fail to remove hateful postings swiftly, and companies like Facebook and Twitter have hired extra staff to monitor such messages.

JANUARY 2, 2018ByREUTERS
Alice Weidel and Alexander Gauland, top candidates of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD)

German artists build Holocaust memorial near far-right leader's home

"Germans are the only people in the world who plant a monument of shame in the heart of the capital," Bjoern Hoecke said.

NOVEMBER 22, 2017ByREUTERS
A woman walks through the Holocaust memorial during heavy snowfall in Berlin.

The owl: Populism, not fascism

The attempts of Netanyahu’s administration to augment its authority, its rhetorical intolerance towards rivals and its racism are indeed worrying.

OCTOBER 4, 2017ByDANNY ORBACH
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting

Viewpoint: Ample cause for prayer

In this climate, boldness and resolution cannot prosper.

OCTOBER 2, 2017ByAMIEL UNGAR
Notes placed in the Western Wall prior to Rosh Hashana cleaning

The rise of Germany's far-right: Interview with AfD's deputy chair

The discussion about the character of Europe emanating from the German election and rise of its far-right could trigger debates on more strategic issues.

OCTOBER 2, 2017ByGOL KALEV
Member of the European Parliament Beatrix von Storch speaks at a press conference of the Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Berlin

Split emerges in German far right; co-leader storms out of news conference

Frauke Petry, who was long considered the AfD's most recognizable face, said she would take up her seat but would not be part of AfD's parliamentary group.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017ByREUTERS
Frauke Petry, chairwoman of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) reacts during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, September 25, 2017.