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0 Antisemitism Politics

Berlin groups received $3M to fight antisemitism. What happened to that money?

Shira Bartov in Forward · 4 Mar

The Berlin branch of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is under investigation for allegedly misallocating $3 million meant to combat antisemitism.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Berlin groups received $3M to fight antisemitism. What happened to that money?

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 3 Mar

In Berlin, controversy has erupted over the disbursement of funds intended to combat antisemitism by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Germany's leading political party.

0 Politics Antisemitism

German parties form government that excludes AfD, far-right party that worries many Jews

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 9 Apr 2025

Germany has formed a governing coalition that excludes Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right party known for extremist rhetoric and Holocaust minimization, despite its strong showing in recent national elections.

0 Politics History

'Ironically, Israel's far-right extremists are more normalized than Germany's far right'

Haaretz Weekly · 2 Mar 2025

Journalists Vera Weidenbach and David Issacharoff discuss the implications of the German election results, focusing on the rise of the far-right AfD party and its Nazi roots.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Far-right AfD notches record 2nd-place finish in German election as center-right party prevails

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 24 Feb 2025

The recent German elections saw the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secure a historic second-place finish with 21% of the vote, although they are unlikely to join the governing coalition due to the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) refusal to partner with them.