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November 6, 2026

In Germany, the Political Extremes Are Gaining Power

The “electoral intifada.”

While the recent elections in the U.S. and Israel have gotten plenty of attention, important races have also taken place elsewhere. In September, three of Germany’s federal states held elections, with a particularly strong performance by the hard-left party Die Linke in Berlin (which constitutes its own state), and for the hard-right, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland elsewhere. Sacha Stawski explains the growing power of Germany’s political extremes, and what it means for the Jews:

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