https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Die Linke's election victory in Berlin has been overshadowed by a row about antisemitism. As the party pushes forward with efforts to take the helm in the capital's next government, we look at the accusations and how the Left has reacted. https://www.thelocal.de/20261001/why-is-the-left-party-in-berlin-being-accused-of-antisemitism Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:43:46 +0200 why-is-the-left-party-in-berlin-being-accused-of-antisemitism As we approach the two-year anniversary of the attack by Hamas on Israel, Germany's RIAS says there's been a sharp rise in antisemitism. https://www.thelocal.de/20251006/germany-sees-rising-number-of-antisemitism-reports Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:27:12 +0200 germany-sees-rising-number-of-antisemitism-reports German leaders voiced their shame over resurgent anti-Semitism on Friday, one year after a deadly attack targeting Jews in the city of Halle. https://www.thelocal.de/20201010/german-leaders-express-shame-at-rising-antisemitism Sat, 10 Oct 2020 11:42:41 +0200 german-leaders-express-shame-at-rising-antisemitism More than 1000 residents of the western German city of Bonn attended a rally in support of an Israeli professor who fell victim to an anti-Semitic attack. Many demonstrators showed solidarity with the Jewish community by wearing a kippah. https://www.thelocal.de/20180720/bonn-residents-wear-kippah-in-solidarity-with-jewish-attack-victim Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:02:18 +0200 bonn-residents-wear-kippah-in-solidarity-with-jewish-attack-victim The Central Council of Jews in Germany has described bullying allegations at the Friedenauer Gemeinschaftsschule in Berlin as “anti-Semitism of the ugliest form.” https://www.thelocal.de/20170403/outrage-as-muslim-students-bully-jewish-classmate-out-of-school Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:37:08 +0200 outrage-as-muslim-students-bully-jewish-classmate-out-of-school US Vice President Mike Pence paid a somber visit to the former Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, Germany on Sunday, against the backdrop of concerns about a surge of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States since Donald Trump was elected president. https://www.thelocal.de/20170220/mike-pence-pays-somber-visit-to-nazi-concentration-camp Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:51:55 +0100 mike-pence-pays-somber-visit-to-nazi-concentration-camp The World Jewish Congress on Monday accused the German unit of YouTube of failing to stop neo-Nazis from using the online video channel to distribute thousands of anti-Semitic tracks. https://www.thelocal.de/20160502/world-jewish-congress-slams-youtube-over-neo-nazi-videos Mon, 02 May 2016 19:56:03 +0200 world-jewish-congress-slams-youtube-over-neo-nazi-videos