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A man holds up a placard reading “FCK AFD” as he gathers with others in front of Saxony-Anhalt’s state parliament to demonstrate for an open society based on solidarity during a festival of democracy in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on September 5, 2026, one day before regional elections in the eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. (John MACDOUGALL/AFP)
‘Immense damage’: German Jewish leaders alarmed by election win of far-right AfD
By Toby Axelrod
Alternative for Germany's plurality in Saxony-Anhalt election leads some of nation's 200,000 Jews to fear throwback to fascism, amid backlash against culture of Holocaust memory
Top AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund speaks in front of a reading “It starts here” at an election party of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, September 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
September 8, 2026, 3:26 pm
German vote delivers victory for far-right, but movement’s successes remain fickle
Europe’s hard-right parties, such as the UK’s Reform, have undergone a mix of victories and setbacks, and next year’s key elections in France and Spain may determine if they march or stumble
By Sam McNeil
A banner reading 'Stop AfD Nazis' is seen during a demonstration against the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on September 7, 2026. (Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images via JTA)
September 8, 2026, 6:25 am
Far-right triumph in German regional election sends shockwaves through Europe
Merz: Impossible to ‘go back to business as usual’ after 44% in Saxony-Anhalt state chose AfD; leaders in other countries wonder if result will be replicated on their home turf
By Shira Li Bartov
Top candidate Ulrich Siegmund shows thumbs up beside party leaders Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, from left, at an election party of the “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) after the Saxony-Anhalt state election in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, September 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
September 7, 2026, 6:24 am
Germany’s far-right AfD wins big at state election, but falls just short of majority
Anti-migrant party three seats shy of outright victory in Saxony-Anhalt; even if it doesn’t form government in eastern state, result is massive blow to Merz
By Geir Moulson and Kerstin Sopke
Ulrich Siegmund, the main candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany at the Saxony-Anhalt state election, and AfD co-leader Alice Weidel celebrate after exit polls following Saxony-Anhalt’s state elections at the fairgrounds in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on September 6, 2026. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
September 6, 2026, 8:59 pm
Exit polls show big win for Germany’s far-right AfD in state election, but government elusive
Exit polls show it winning 44% of vote, but too early to tell if victory will pave way for country’s first far-right state government since WWII, as all major parties have ruled out cooperation
By Agencies
Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, and his wife Julia Siegmund cast their votes for the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt in Tangermuende, eastern Germany on September 6, 2026. (John MACDOUGALL/AFP)
September 6, 2026, 11:29 am
Polls open in German vote that could bring first far-right state government since WWII
Saxony-Anhalt election could break mainstream parties’ longstanding firewall against the anti-migration AfD party, delivering a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz
By Agencies
Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's top candidate for the regional elections in the eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, speaks to the delegates during the state party convention in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on July 11, 2026. (Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP)
July 11, 2026, 5:35 pm
Germany’s AfD vows to expel all migrants without legal status if it wins eastern region
Far-right party, which is leading rival conservatives in polls, says it aims to shift school curricula away from what it deems an excessive focus on Nazi-era guilt
By AFP
Protesters scuffle with police officers before a party convention of Alternative for Germany, or AfD in Erfurt, Germany, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
July 4, 2026, 1:16 pm
German police clash with protesters trying to disrupt far-right AfD party convention
Alternative for Germany, nation’s largest opposition party, votes to extend co-leaders’ tenure at Erfurt in show of unity, as election gains test mainstream’s ‘firewall’ around it
By david keyton, PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO and EBRAHIM NOROOZI
Visitors at the synagogue in Halle the day after a gunman targeted the house of worship in eastern Germany, October 10, 2019. (Jens Schlueter/Getty Images/via JTA)
February 11, 2020, 8:39 pm
Germany probes slow police response to Halle synagogue attack
Surveillance footage shows delayed arrival of ill-equipped officers and rescuers after anti-Semitic shooting on Yom Kippur
By Toby Axelrod
Armed gunman Stephan Balliet, on a street in Halle, Germany, during a shooting outside a synagogue in that city which killed two, October 9, 2019. (Screenshot/Andreas Splett/ATV-Studio Halle/AFP)
October 15, 2019, 12:18 pm
German police lost Halle synagogue gunman for an hour, lawmakers say
Regional politicians say suspect in killing of 2 and assault on Jewish place of worship was arrested by officers in a small town and not by specialized SWAT teams hunting for him
By AP and ToI Staff
In this Dec. 29, 2016 file photo, released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP, File)
October 10, 2017, 12:26 pm
Iran tried obtaining missile, nuclear tech 32 times in 2016 — report
Fox News cites Germany intelligence assessments that claim Tehran used front companies to bypass international restrictions
By Stuart Winer
Far-right German politician Hans Püschel. (YouTube/infothekdessau)
August 4, 2016, 8:59 pm
German court nixes politician’s Holocaust denial conviction
Judges anul fine against far-right former mayor Hans Püschel who questioned death toll, conditions in Auschwitz
By JTA
A demonstration by the German National Democratic Party. (screen capture: YouTube/RuptlyTV)
March 9, 2015, 7:09 pm
German mayor quits over far-right protest at his home
Markus Nierth fears exposing his children to hate-filled racism by demonstrators irate at asylum-seekers
By AP
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