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An unnamed suspect, second right, is escorted from a police helicopter by officers in Karlsruhe, Germany, Dec. 7, 2022 (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
June 20, 2023, 2:27 pm
Germany sees rise in number of extremists and crimes in 2022
Minister warns of ‘right-wing terror,’ threat from Islamist extremists; intelligence agency says threat posed by Russian espionage in Germany higher since Moscow’s Ukraine invasion
By AP
File: Israeli soldiers walk near an Iron Dome defense system (L), a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the MIM-104 Patriot (C), and an anti-ballistic missile the Arrow 3 (R) during Juniper Cobra's joint exercise press briefing at Hatzor Air Base in central Israel, on February 25, 2016. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP)
June 14, 2023, 9:42 pm
Germany okays $4.3 billion purchase of Israel’s Arrow 3 anti-missile system
Long-range interceptor can shoot down missiles above atmosphere, help protect European neighbors; decision to expand capabilities made in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Peter WUETHERICH
A German ECR Tornado aircraft takes off at the Air Defender Exercise 2023 in the military airport of Jagel, northern Germany, on June 9, 2023. (Axel Heimken/Pool/AFP)
June 12, 2023, 12:15 pm
NATO kicks off major air drills in Germany as ‘signal’ of defense readiness
German air force chief says he first proposed exercise, which includes 10,000 personnel and 250 aircraft, five years ago in light of Russian annexation of Crimea
By AP
File: Bjoern Hoecke of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gives a TV interview during a congress for the party in Dresden, eastern Germany. - German prosecutors charged Hoecke on June 5, 2023 with using a banned Nazi slogan in an election campaign. (JENS SCHLUETER / AFP)
June 6, 2023, 3:55 am
German prosecutors charge far-right politician over Nazi slogan
Bjoern Hoecke, an Alternative for Germany (AfD) regional leader, allegedly used motto of Nazi’s Stormtroopers SA paramilitary wing ‘Everything for Germany’ at 2021 event
By AFP
Trashcans burn in a street during a protest organised by far-left activists in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on June 3, 2023 (JENS SCHLUETER/AFP)
June 4, 2023, 2:24 pm
Protesters clash with German police over jailing of activists who attacked neo-Nazis
Three far-left demonstrators arrested in Leipzig amid unrest sparked by prison sentences handed to four people over assaults on neo-Nazis, far-right activists
By AFP
Alice Weidel, co-faction leader of the Alternative for Germany party, delivers a speech during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, December 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
June 4, 2023, 3:52 am
Germany’s centrist parties alarmed as poll shows growing support for far right
Survey shows Alternative for Germany party on par with Chancellor Scholz’s Social Democrats, a steep gain since the 2021 election
By AP
The defendant Lina E. (C-R) and a other defendant (C-L) are seen in the courtroom at the higher regional court in Dresden, eastern Germany, on May 31, 2023. (JENS SCHLUETER / AFP)
May 31, 2023, 7:57 pm
German court hands student 5-year sentence for attacks on neo-Nazis
28-year-old convicted of membership in a criminal organization and serious bodily harm for series of assaults with others over a period of two years
By AP
A man rushes the stage with an Israel flag during a Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt, Germany, May 28, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 30, 2023, 3:01 am
Pro-Israel stage protester says Roger Waters’ guards threatened to break his neck
Marcel L., who rushed stage with Israeli flag at Frankfurt show, alleges violence by security; singer says act was ‘unnerving,’ as German police probe him for antisemitism
By ToI Staff
Roger Waters on stage in Berlin, May 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 27, 2023, 11:14 am
Roger Waters dismisses ‘bad faith’ Nazi costume criticism as politically motivated
Pink Floyd star says ‘elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, bigotry’ as German police open probe
By AFP and ToI Staff
A police car stands in front of the synagogue in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 26, 2023, 4:28 pm
22-year-old jailed for attempted arson attack on German synagogue
Perpetrator with far-right political views admits to smashing building’s window, trying to throw fireworks inside
By AP
A demonstrator wrapped in a flag of the German empire stands opposite riot policemen standing guard in front of the Reichstag building, which houses the Bundestag lower house of parliament, after protesters tried to storm it at the end of a demonstration called by far-right and COVID-19 deniers to protest against restrictions, in Berlin, on August 29, 2020. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
May 24, 2023, 4:03 am
Germany clears anti-vaxxer who called Israel worse than Nazis
Despite Sucharit Bhakdi commenting on ‘the terrible thing about Jews’ and comparing vaccines to Holocaust, court reportedly unsure if remarks were antisemitic or Israel criticism
By AP
Judiciary vans, each carrying defendants, drive in a courtyard before the start of the trial against members of the 'United Patriots' group at the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany, May 17, 2023. (Sebastian Gollnow/dpa via AP)
May 17, 2023, 1:27 pm
Five go on trial in Germany over far-right plot to topple government
Prosecutors accuse 4 men, 1 woman of planning to blow up power infrastructure, kidnap Health Minister Lauterbach, who says he wants ‘hard, fair trial’ for his would-be abductors
By AP
Mae Muller, representing the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest, poses for a photographer in London, March 14, 2023. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
May 11, 2023, 10:39 am
UK’s Eurovision contestant, descendant of Holocaust survivor, seeks German passport
Mae Muller’s grandfather fled the Nazis to Wales as a child; 2021 German legislation enables her to obtain citizenship; says European Union travel document will help travel
By Gabe Friedman
Boris Palmer, the mayor of Germany's southwestern city of Tuebingen, is seen at a press event on May 17, 2022. (Bernd Wei'brod/dpa via AP)
May 2, 2023, 10:01 pm
German mayor takes ‘time out’ after repeated use of N-word
Boris Palmer says he’ll resign from Green party following criticism over use of racist term for Black people at a conference, will seek ‘professional help’
By AP
Footage of a rally against Israel in Berlin uploaded to YouTube on April 9, 2023. (democ./Screenshot from YouTube)
May 1, 2023, 1:47 pm
Berlin police ban pro-Hamas signs, lsrael flag burning during May Day rallies
Weeks after antisemitic demonstrations in German capital, strict rules announced ahead of left-wing gathering
By Lazar Berman
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