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Netanyahu stays silent on far-right party in talks with German leader

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Published: 28 September 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

PM’s omission unsurprising after his responses to Charlottesville and Soros campaign but President Rivlin tells US groups he applauds Merkel’s stand against far-right

In chat with Merkel, Netanyahu says Israel worried about rising anti-Semitism (Times of Israel)
Congratulating the German chancellor, PM refrains from direct comment on far-right AfD

Why Israel won't condemn the shocking success of Germany's far-right extremists (Haaretz)
After its improper, evasive, even complicit responses to Charlottesville, to Trump and to Hungary's anti-Semitic anti-Soros campaign, it's no surprise that Israel's response to neo-Nazis in the Bundestag is a deafening silence

Rivlin to US Jews: ‘I appreciate Merkel's tough stance against German far-right’ (Haaretz)
President’s comments are the first time an Israeli official directly addressed AfD result

Photo: AfD election campaign poster (Reuters/Haaretz)

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