‘Hyperzionism’: How Germany’s conflation of antisemitism and anti-Zionism allowed a far-right return

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A pro-Israel politician, Karoline Preisler, posted a video of a confrontation with a pro-Palestine activist who was wearing a shirt identifying him as Jewish, an incident that occurred shortly before the far-right AfD party achieved its strongest election result in Germany since WWII. This event highlights Germany's conflation of antisemitism with anti-Zionism, which analysts suggest allows far-right actors to mask their own antisemitism while presenting themselves as pro-Israel.

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Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Sat, 09/19/2026 - 09:02 While Germany’s far-right won its best election results since the Second World War, politicians continued accusing anti-Zionist Jews of antisemitism Participants display a banner reading 'One genocide does not justify another' at a demonstration in front of the Red City Hall in Berlin on 27 September 2025 (Ralf Hirschberger/AFP) Off In the week leading up to Germany's historic elections, a supporter of pro-Israel politician Karoline Preisl

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