Toby Axelrod
By Toby Axelrod
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Fast Forward Thousands of Germans and wide range of politicians show up to pro-Israel Berlin rally
It was likely the largest in Europe since Hamas’ attacks on Israel on Oct. 7.
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Fast Forward Police investigate 2 Molotov cocktail bombs thrown at German synagogue
As officers were investigating the incident on the scene, a young man raced through a police barricade toward the door of the synagogue complex and tried to pull something from his pocket
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Fast Forward Popular German author says Orthodox Jews don’t work except for ‘diamond trading’ and ‘financial transactions’
Richard David Precht apologized for the comment made on his podcast, one of the most popular in Germany
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Fast Forward Hundreds of Germans form ‘human shield’ to protect synagogue as residents report antisemitic incidents
Despite extra security measures, many Jewish parents in Berlin reportedly kept their children at home on Friday instead of sending them to Jewish schools
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Fast Forward EU members are locked in debates about whether to freeze aid to the Palestinians
Austria has fully suspended close to $20 million in aid, while Germany, the European Union body and others are reviewing their stances
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Fast Forward Jewish leaders concerned after Germany’s far-right AfD party continues to make gains in local elections
The AfD party made major strides in two state elections this weekend
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Fast Forward Study shows right-wing extremist attitudes on the rise in Germany
The study came days after more than 40 gravestones were overturned in a Jewish section of the town cemetery of Köthen, in the former East German state of Saxony-Anhalt
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Fast Forward Germany bans neo-Nazi group to send ‘signal against racism and antisemitism’
The group, founded in the 1990s, reportedly has only 130 known members but is considered influential in the neo-Nazi scene
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