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Take it from a German Jew: The AfD and its supporters aren’t making Jews safer

JL;DR SUMMARY Joshua Schultheis, a German Jewish editor, argues against the notion that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party supports Jewish safety. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Elon MuskKosher LawsRight Wing ExtremismJewish SafetyHolocaust RemembranceGerman JewsAlternative For GermanyAfd

Places mentioned

Berlin, Germany
"This weekend, Elon Musk spoke remotely to an AfD rally of more than 4,000 people, telling them that the party is the countrys best and indeed only hope and that there is too much focus on past guilt in Germany."
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
"Elon Musk is seen on a large screen as Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germanys far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses an election campaign rally in Halle, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025."
Germany
"The Jdische Allgemeine is the only Jewish weekly newspaper in Germany, and we strive to represent the entire Jewish community as well as its broad spectrum of political opinions."
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
"They assert that AfD is determined to take action against antisemites in its own ranks, citing the case of Wolfgang Gedeon, a former member of the Baden-Wrttemberg state parliament whose anti-Jewish conspiracy theories were too much even for the far-right party."
Saxony, Germany
"Jrg Urban, the leading AfD candidate in Saxony, sees Jewish groups criticism of his party as nothing more than statements of complacency, adding that they are all supported with public money."
Israel
"In addition, the AfD has always sought to maintain strong relations with Israel, viewing the Jewish state as a bulwark against Islam, though thus far the feeling is not mutual."
United States
"And my conclusion is still the same as it was all those years ago: AfD is an antisemitic party, no matter how much it says its good for the Jews."

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