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German government has banned a far-right antisemitic group that claims the German Reich still exists and has arrested four of its leaders

In a sting operation involving 800 police officers in seven German states, police arrested Peter Fitzek, the leader of the group, along with three of his senior “subjects.”

Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at 103

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz praised Friedländer for speaking up for "peacefull cooperation, against antisemitism, and forgetting." 

AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence

The far-right AfD had already been placed under observation for suspected extremism in Germany, and the intelligence agency had also classed it as right-wing extremist in three states in the east.

Berlin to appoint an Antisemitism Commissioner for all universities in the city

The details are still being discussed within the Senate, with final decisions expected to be made in the coming weeks following internal consultations.

According to RIAS, 1,515 antisemitic incidents were reported in Bavaria in 2024

RIAS noted that 80 percent of all incidents involved Israel-related antisemitism, almost twice as many as in 2023.

Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin, dies at 100

Walter Frankenstein often talked to schoolchildren about his life and in 2014, he received Germany’s highest honor, the Order of Merit.
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