FAR-RIGHT AfD IS GERMANY’S 3rd BIGGEST PARTY: Jewish leaders: It’s a nightmare come true; Protesters: Nazis out; AfD leader: Jews have nothing to fear

2017. szeptember 25 16:22

FAR-RIGHT AfD IS GERMANY’S 3rd BIGGEST PARTY: Jewish leaders: It’s a nightmare come true; Protesters: Nazis out; AfD leader: Jews have nothing to fear

 

German far-right leader: Jews have nothing to fear
BY AGENCIES AND TOI STAFF
Amid concerns over AfD’s 3rd-place election finish, party co-head Alexander Gauland says he’s ‘ready at any time’ to meet Jewish community
Loathed by Jews, Germany’s far-right AfD loves the Jewish state
BY RAPHAEL AHREN
Hours after far-right AfD election success, co-leader bolts its Bundestag group
BY AFP
German Jews say far right’s march into Bundestag a ‘nightmare come true’
BY AGENCIES AND TOI STAFF
‘Nazis out!’: Hundreds protest against AfD party across Germany after election
BY AGENCIES AND TOI STAFF
Demonstrators gather in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt to show opposition to hard-right party, which won 13 percent of vote Sunday to become 3rd largest force in parliament
German elections /Hard-right AfD surges into German parliament as Merkel wins fourth term
BY DEBORAH COLE AND HUI MIN NEO
PM congratulates Merkel on reelection, stays mum on rise of far-right
BY AGENCIES AND TOI STAFF
French leftist leader in hot water over ‘shameful’ Nazi comparison
BY PASCALE JUILLIARD
HEBREW MEDIA REVIEW
The banality of AfD
BY JOSHUA DAVIDOVICH
Papers show a mix of worry and tempered fears over the rise of the far-right German party, laying out the challenges ahead for Merkel
Nearly a week on, clock ticking for IDF rescuers to find survivors in Mexico
BY JUDAH ARI GROSS
Colonel in delegation lauds ‘record’ speed with which members set off; says nobody pulled alive from wreckage, but there’s still hope
Hopes fade in Mexico City quake rescue operations
BY MARC BURLEIGH AND YEMELI ORTEGA
Joel Osteen opens Houston megachurch to Jews whose synagogue was flooded
BY JTA
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Palestinian bid to join Interpol goes ahead despite Israeli objections
BY TAMAR PILEGGI
PA request to go to a vote at General Assembly amid Israeli concerns of sensitive info being leaked to terror groups
Afterlife snack: Jar of frogs popped open in 4,000-year-old Canaanite tomb dig
BY AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN
Excavation just outside Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo gives window into funerary rites, with unexpected remains of decapitated frogs and not-local myrtle and date pollen
Israel seeking to block fresh Palestinian bid to join Interpol
BY TAMAR PILEGGI
PA request expected to come to vote after being stopped short in 2015 and 2016, amid Israeli concerns of sensitive info being leaked to terror groups
Netanyahu said to delay settlement planning committee meet at US request
BY ALEXANDER FULBRIGHT
Trump’s special peace envoy heads back to region for ‘follow-up meetings’
BY ERIC CORTELLESSA
PA premier to visit Gaza next week to take control from Hamas
BY AFP AND TOI STAFF
Patriots owner Kraft joins NFL chorus protesting Trump tirade
BY TOI STAFF AND AGENCIES
Dozens of players kneel during anthem in London game, as day of expected demonstrations against president kicks off
Jared Kushner used private email for White House business
BY TOI STAFF AND AP
Erdogan threatens military action over Iraqi Kurdish referendum
BY AGENCIES
Turkish leader says his country could halt Iraqi Kurdistan’s oil exports over independence vote, which he calls ‘matter of survival’
Syria government rejects Iraqi Kurdish independence vote
BY AFP
Iraq Kurds begin historic independence vote in defiance of Baghdad
BY AFP AND TOI STAFF
The Kurds: One stateless people across four countries
BY AFP
ISRAEL INSIDE
Intel unveils ‘best ever’ gaming processor, sired in Haifa
BY SHOSHANNA SOLOMON
New family of desktop computer processors said to be faster and stronger than previous incarnations
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ATARA NEWBERGER ZAFIR
My father the rabbi performed my wedding
If only the Israeli Chief Rabbinate understood that with great power comes the responsibility of great kindness
DANIEL LANDES
Days of no return
What it means to live in a world without hope
NAOMI CHAZAN
A dose of goodwill
If we all live by the Golden Rule, we’ll reverse the rancid atmosphere left by the bad faith of the outgoing year
OREN STEINITZ
Anti-Semitism is not enough
Instead of fretting over Jewish continuity, we should make sure that what we have is actually worth continuing
Iran shows off S-300 air defense missiles amid rocketing tensions
BY AGENCIES
Russian-made batteries make first public appearance in Tehran after Trump calls future of nuke deal into question
Zarif says Iran’s missile program needed for defense
BY TAMAR PILEGGI
For help fighting terror, London police look to Israel
BY JUDAH ARI GROSS
On visit to Israel, Assistant Commissioner Alistair Sutherland lauds his officers’ response to London Bridge attack, says more work to be done to prevent future attacks
Muslim surgeon stabbed on his way to Manchester mosque
BY STUART WINER
London mayor: Like Islamic State, Trump fueling ‘clash of civilizations’
BY TOI STAFF
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BY JUDAH ARI GROSS
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BY AFP
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BY STUART WINER
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BY TOI STAFF
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BY JTA
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BY JTA AND TOI STAFF
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BY RAOUL WOOTLIFF
High holidays / Medical marijuana gets kosher okay in Canada
BY JTA
Automated Mad Men aim to make branding available to all
BY TOI STAFF
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BY JESSICA STEINBERG