“Friendly Faces” of Antisemitism?
This paper examines the role of antisemitism within Germany's AfD, arguing that antisemitic ideas, conspiracy narratives, and historical revisionism are woven into the party's broader ethnonationalist and anti-democratic worldview. It finds that, despite occasional pro-Israel rhetoric, the AfD has repeatedly mobilized both coded and explicit forms of antisemitism through its leaders, campaigns, affiliated media ecosystem, and voter base.
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