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Community leaders abandon exemption that allowed German Jews to avoid military service

Move follows new legislation revising rules on military service

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German Bundeswehr troops during ceremony to mark the expansion of Germany's Lithuania military commitment (Photo by Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images)

Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Warning over ‘explosive’ rise in hatred in Germany

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Simson mopeds in an AfD video (Image: YouTube/ AfD-Fraktion im Thüringer Landtag)

Don’t exploit our iconic mopeds for your political agenda, Jewish family tells far-right

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The church of St Martin in Meerane, Germany (Image: Wikimedia / André Karwath)

They chanted ‘sieg geil’, not ‘sieg heil’, argues German lawyer defending football fans

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Belgium blocks citizens living in Israeli settlements from consular services

Thousands of Belgians living beyond the pre-1967 Green Line are now unable to have their passports issued or renewed

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January 15, 2026 13:24

The settlement of Bat Ayin in the West Bank (Image: Flash90)

Jewish life here exists only behind concrete barriers and armed guards, says German leader in dire warning

Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said the situation is ‘unbearable’

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December 22, 2025 10:52

Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Bavaria antisemitism commissioner demands changes to constitution

The protection of Jewish life should be enshrined

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May 21, 2024 12:28

"Sea of lights for democracy" demo against antisemitism and hate speech at Theresienwiese near the Bavaria Statue and the Hall of Fame building (Ruhmeshalle) on 11 February 2024 (Photo by LUKAS BARTH/AFP via Getty Images)

Study reveals antisemitic attitudes of student Islamic religious teachers

Report finds that 37.3 per cent view Jews as enemies

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May 3, 2024 10:42

The "Blue Mosque", housing the Islamic Centre of Hamburg, which was raided in November 2023 over suspected links to Hezbollah (Photo by AXEL HEIMKEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Hitler dog installation sparks controversy in Vienna

Artwork commemorates Hitler’s infamous ‘Pearl Speech’

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April 9, 2024 09:03

Hitler dog installation sparks controversy in Vienna

Synagogue firebombed in Germany

Politicians condemn attack on shul in Oldenburg

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April 8, 2024 14:00

The Oldenburg synagogue (Photo:Wikimedia / Joachim Kohler HB)

New German citizenship test includes questions about Israel, Jews and the Nazis

The test is seeking to increase knowledge of ‘German values’ among new immigrants

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March 29, 2024 12:43

Sample of a German "Einbuergerungstest" (citizenship test) made available at one of Berlin's Volkshochschule (VHS) September 22, 2008, during the first test session in the capital. Germany on September 1 introduced a test foreigners will be required to take if they want to become German citizens, but critics have slammed the move as discriminatory. Officials came up with 310 questions to determine whether an applicant knows enough about the country's political system, history and cultural heritage to earn a German passport. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Banned pro-Palestine group to hold ‘congress’ in Berlin

Samidoun was outlawed by Germany along with Hamas for disseminating ‘anti-Israel and anti-Jewish propaganda’

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March 20, 2024 14:37

Screenshot shows the still active Facebook page of Samidoun Deutschland (Photo: Getty)

Frankfurt launches app to help fight antisemitism

City’s Jewish community hopes program will be blueprint for whole of Germany

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February 20, 2024 11:44

Frankfurt launches app to help fight antisemitism

Swiss ski shop refuses to serve Jews

Police in Davos have launched an investigation

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February 13, 2024 10:23

The note in Hebrew

Nazi-style execution of Jews re-enacted by school children reported to police

Austrian students shared footage of the mock-killings on TikTok and Instagram

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February 8, 2024 11:11

A police car stands near the Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral) in Vienna, Austria, on December 24, 2023. The German daily Bild reported on its website that officials in Austria, Germany and Spain have all received indications that an Islamist group was planning several attacks in Europe, possibly on New Year's Eve and Christmas. (Photo by MAX SLOVENCIK / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT (Photo by MAX SLOVENCIK/APA/AFP via Getty Images)

Fight to preserve ‘Holocaust way station’ as memorial to the dead

Villa Buth in north Germany, which housed hundreds of Jews, faces demolition

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February 4, 2024 10:52

Fight to preserve ‘Holocaust way station’ as memorial to the dead

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