German support for Israel is fading Thomas Paine dismissed the “summer soldiers” and “sunshine patriots” who wavered on the American struggle for independence during “the times that try men’s souls.” Germany should avoid adopting a similar mindset. Ben Cohen May 30, 2025
Germany’s AfD party labeled ‘extremist’ by intel agency The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution cited "xenophobic, anti-minority, Islamophobic" rhetoric among the reasons for the designation. Yossi Lempkowicz May 5, 2025
Germany’s conservatives claim victory in national election Although the far-right AfD won 152 seats and would give CDU leader Friedrich Merz a comfortable 360-seat majority, he has already declared he won't form a coalition with the party. JNS Staff Feb. 24, 2025
Germans have ‘too much focus on guilt,’ Elon Musk says The billionaire also praised the AfD party in an address he delivered remotely at one of its rallies. Jan. 26, 2025
Musk and Vance’s Germany comments and learning history’s lessons Endorsements of the far-right AfD are misguided; still, those who draw conclusions from Angela Merkel’s historic immigration blunder are realists, not fascists. Jonathan S. Tobin Dec. 26, 2024
Staffer to far-right AfD leader in Germany fired after neo-Nazi meeting Roland Hartwig reportedly discussed a “master plan” to deport millions from Germany, such as migrants and “unassimilated citizens.” Jan. 17, 2024
German far-right party celebrates first governing post win The Alternative for Germany candidate won the vote for country executive in an eastern state. June 26, 2023
Germany’s far-right comes to Yad Vashem We should have few illusions about the AfD, and, indeed, its co-thinkers and sister parties elsewhere in Europe, but we should not disdain them automatically. Ben Cohen May 12, 2023
German extremist ‘dances’ on Holocaust memorial The Israeli ambassador in Berlin, Ron Prosor, condemned far-right politician Holger Winterstein for his disrespectful behavior. Oct. 12, 2022
