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People attend an election campaign event of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) in front of the Charlottenburg palace in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 24, 2021. (Michael Sohn/AP)

March 9, 2022, 9:43 pm

German court authorizes surveillance of far-right AfD party

Rejecting legal challenge, ruling finds that anti-Islam, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany can be classified as a suspected threat to democracy

By AFP

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, left, gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, March 24, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

March 5, 2022, 6:07 pm

Europe’s far-right in a pickle over Ukraine war, Putin links

Nationalist leaders denounce Russian invasion while echoing the Kremlin’s claim that NATO expansion to blame; in surprise, some parties say open to welcoming Ukrainian refugees

By Isabelle Le Page

Charlotte Knobloch, second from right, attends a ceremony at the Regensburg Synagogue in Munich, Germany, Feb. 27, 2019. (Andreas Gebert/Getty Images via JTA)

January 15, 2022, 1:46 pm

Holocaust survivor leads Munich’s Jews, while living under police guard

Charlotte Knobloch, 89, is at the head of the German Jewish community during its unlikely revival, but admits concerns for its future: ‘We need to hang in and hope for better days’

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Security footage of singer Gil Ofarim checking into the Westin Leipzig hotel on October 5, 2021. (Screen capture: Twitter)

October 18, 2021, 12:14 am

New video seems to challenge singer’s claim of antisemitism at German hotel

In security footage, Star of David necklace does not appear to be visible around Gil Ofarim’s neck, despite his claims that he was told to remove it if he wanted to check in

By TOI staff

Screen capture from video of Gil Ofarim, a German-Israeli singer, explaining how he had been denied a hotel room in Leipzig, Germany, because he was wearing a Star of David necklace. (Screenshot from Instagram video via JTA)

October 6, 2021, 8:53 pm

Protests grow after singer says German hotel refused him over Star of David

Hundreds gather at Westin Leipzig following video from Israeli-German dual citizen Gil Ofarim, a local celebrity, who claims check-in manager told him to hide his pendant

By JTA and TOI staff

Marcel Goldhammer visits the Acorpolis in Athens, Greece, in 2015. (Courtesy of Goldhammer)

September 27, 2021, 10:37 am

Former IDF soldier on far-right German list fails to win parliament seat

Marcel Yaron Goldhammer, a Jewish male model, doesn’t make cut in Berlin as AfD’s support slips to 10.3%, a drop from 2017

By TOI staff and Agencies

Marcel Goldhammer, left, Julian Potthast and Robert Eschricht at an Alternative for Germany event in Berlin, June 14, 2021. (Courtesy of Goldhammer)

September 26, 2021, 5:04 am

Jewish male model is running for Germany’s parliament – on the far-right ticket

34-year-old Marcel Yaron Goldhammer, a dual German-Israeli citizen and former IDF soldier, is no. 6 on the AfD list in Berlin

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Police officers on guard in front of the entrance to the Jewish Community building in Hagen, Germany, on Thursday, September 16, 2021. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)

September 25, 2021, 8:04 am

After Merkel: Antisemitism and Israel ties on Jewish minds as Germany votes

For many Jewish voters in Sunday’s election, climate change and growing social inequalities take precedence, but some Jewish issues have become national ones, and vice versa

By Joe Baur

In this Sept. 8, 2017 file photo Alternative for Germany, AfD, deputy chairwoman Beatrix von Storch attends a press conference with former UK Independence Party leader, Nigel Farage in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

July 31, 2021, 2:04 am

Brazil’s welcome to granddaughter of Hitler’s finance minister draws Jewish ire

Jewish groups slam President Jair Bolsonaro for warm embrace of Beatrix von Storch, deputy leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party

By Marcus M. Gilban

An election campaign poster of the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD, party stands near a road in the federal state Saxony-Anhalt's capital in Magdeburg, Germany, on June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

July 8, 2021, 9:27 pm

German court delays ruling on monitoring far-right party until after election

Court says it will not be able to tackle whether domestic intelligence agency can put the Alternative for Germany party under observation, as vote is too close

By AP

In this file photo, police use water canons to clear a blocked road near the German federal parliament, as people attend a protest rally in Berlin, Germany, against the coronavirus restrictions in Germany in July 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

June 15, 2021, 3:52 pm

German officials, Jewish groups warn far-right extremism on the rise

Head of Jewish umbrella group says report shows ‘shocking extent’ to which threat has grown; authorities say neo-Nazis sought to join protests against virus restrictions

By Frank Jordans

Delegates vote on an amendment on the second day of the congress of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD - Alternative fuer Deutschland) party in Dresden, eastern Germany, on April 11, 2021. (Jens Schlueter/ AFP)

April 11, 2021, 8:40 pm

Germany’s far-right AfD firms up election strategy, vows to fight virus rules

Party finalizes manifesto with vote to reject mask-wearing, ‘mania for locking down,’ as it seeks to capitalize on anger over pandemic restrictions

By AFP

Joerg Urban, leader of the Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Saxony, is seen on displays as he gestures while addressing delegates during an AfD party congress in Dresden, eastern Germany, on April 10, 2021. (JENS SCHLUETER / AFP)

April 10, 2021, 9:59 pm

Germany’s far-right AfD seeks to capitalize on pandemic ahead of election

Running with the slogan ‘Germany. But normal,’ anti-immigration party apparently targeting anti-lockdown protesters and COVID-19 deniers

By Femke COLBORNE

People attend a so called 'A light for democracy' silent demonstration, initiated by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Erfurt, central Germany, March 3, 2020. The words at the German flag read 'We are the people'. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

March 4, 2021, 12:54 am

Germany to surveil far-right party for posing threat to democracy

Head of Central Council of Jews calls decision to monitor AfD over suspected extremist links a ‘right and necessary step’

By Femke COLBORNE

Tino Chrupalla, Federal Spokesperson, is seen on video screens during his speech at the Party Congress of farright AfD party at the Wunderland Kalkar, western Germany, on November 28, 2020. (INA FASSBENDER / AFP)

November 29, 2020, 8:45 am

Germany’s far-right AfD holds congress officials say could become virus hotspot

Party, which positioned itself alongside extremists railing against government policy to tackle pandemic, had to agree to social distancing, masks to get approval for gathering

By Isabelle Le Page