The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/german-neo-nazis/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:19:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png German neo-Nazis | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/german-neo-nazis/ 32 32 Thousands protest as Germany’s far-right AfD to launch new youth wing https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-protest-as-germanys-far-right-afd-to-launch-new-youth-wing/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:32:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700596 Party hopes to exert greater control over new group after the previous youth party was declared a proven right-wing extremist group by authorities and dissolved

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]]> German neo-Nazi rappers push hate speech and antisemitism on TikTok, Instagram, Spotify https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-neo-nazi-rappers-push-hate-speech-and-antisemitism-on-tiktok-instagram-spotify/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:35:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676262 Songs promote hatred and conspiracy theories as part of 'increasingly radical movement,' experts say; some clips remain online despite breaching hate speech policies

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]]> German neo-Nazi shakes up trans debate after changing gender, being sent to women’s prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-neo-nazi-shakes-up-debate-when-ordered-to-womens-prison-following-gender-change/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 07:27:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3630397 Marla-Svenja Liebich, who claims to have converted to Judaism and until recently went by name of Sven, sentenced to 18 months for offenses including incitement to racial hatred

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]]> Leading German antisemite who moved from left-wing terrorism to neo-Nazism dies at 89 https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-german-antisemite-who-moved-from-left-wing-terrorism-to-neo-nazism-dies-at-89/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:36:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3608455 Horst Mahler was once legal counsel for Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld before cofounding the anti-Israel Red Army Faction; he later turned to far-right extremism and Holocaust denial

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]]> Elon Musk endorses far-right German party after government’s collapse https://www.timesofisrael.com/elon-musk-endorses-far-right-german-party-after-governments-collapse/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:27:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3443903 Trump ally states that only the AfD, some of whose politicians have downplayed the Holocaust, 'can save Germany'

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]]> Far-right German AfD says it will replace radical youth wing ahead of snap elections https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-german-afd-says-it-will-replace-radical-youth-wing-ahead-of-snap-elections/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:35:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3431965 Party's neo-Nazi-linked Junge Alternative youth organization, classified as extremist by intelligence agencies, is set to be replaced, but critics say move is 'smoke and mirrors'

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]]> Infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma’ dies at 96 https://www.timesofisrael.com/infamous-german-holocaust-denier-known-as-nazi-grandma-dies-at-96/ Sat, 23 Nov 2024 01:29:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3425295 Ursula Haverbeck dies while appealing sentence for false claims about Auschwitz, after spending years in prison for lying about Nazi genocide of Jews

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]]> German police arrest far-left militant over attacks on neo-Nazis in Germany, Hungary https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-police-arrest-far-left-militant-over-attacks-on-neo-nazis-in-germany-hungary/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 06:55:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3416056 Johann G., suspected of causing 'severe bodily injuries,' as well as property damage and forgery; believed part of ring in which four others were already jailed for assaults

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]]> German neo-Nazi falls to his death hiking on Hitler’s favorite mountain https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-neo-nazi-falls-to-his-death-hiking-on-hitlers-favorite-mountain/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:47:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3396914 Andreas Münzhuber, a treasurer of The Third Way group's Bavaria branch, reportedly slipped and plunged to his death from the Untersberg

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]]> German far-right politician on trial again for alleged use of Nazi Stormtrooper slogan https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-far-right-politician-on-trial-again-for-alleged-use-of-nazi-stormtrooper-slogan/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:10:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3317776 Alternative for Germany's Björn Höcke accused of knowingly using banned phrase; was fined in previous case, with judges ruling that the ex-history teacher knew its origin

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]]> ‘Never again is every day’: Scholz’s antisemitism warning on Holocaust Remembrance Day https://www.timesofisrael.com/never-again-is-every-day-scholzs-antisemitism-warning-on-holocaust-remembrance-day/ Sat, 27 Jan 2024 13:56:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3210566 Chancellor calls on citizens to remain vigilant against threats to democracy, says Germany will continue to carry the responsibility for Holocaust's 'crime against humanity'

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]]> After German court defunds neo-Nazi party, far-right AfD could be next on the block https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-german-court-defunds-neo-nazi-party-far-right-afd-could-be-next-on-the-block/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:12:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3207464 Homeland party verdict comes as the country grapples with the rising popularity of Alternative for Germany, the extremist political organization that's second in the polls

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]]> Germany bans far-right group that tried to indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-bans-far-right-group-that-tried-to-indoctrinate-children-with-nazi-ideology/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:46:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3106575 Interior minister lauds 'hard blow' against extremism as police raid dozens of homes of Artgemeinschaft members, says organization spreads racist worldview under cover of religion

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]]> Germany bans prominent neo-Nazi group: ‘Clear signal against racism and antisemitism’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-bans-prominent-neo-nazi-group-clear-signal-against-racism-and-antisemitism/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:08:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3099921 Authorities conduct raids in 10 German states targeting Hammerskins Germany, which propagates extremist views through music and has ties to a US skinhead organization

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]]> German county stands by election of far-right candidate for 1st time since Nazi era https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-county-stands-by-election-of-far-right-candidate-for-1st-time-since-nazi-era/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:54:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3048286 Sonneberg sees jump in support for AfD party amid frustration over an economy still plagued by pandemic and influx of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Germany

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