{
  "id": 12742745,
  "title": "German chancellor marks Oct 7 with vow to fight antisemitism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/german-chancellor-marks-oct-7-with-vow-to-fight-antisemitism-12742745",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T23:16:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/08/german-chancellor-marks-oct-7-with-vow-to-fight-antisemitism"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the third anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to combat antisemitism in his country while advocating for a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Merz condemned far-left Die Linke, which has faced repeated criticism over alleged connections to pro-Palestinian activists, as a source of rising antisemitism in Germany. The chancellor emphasized that Jewish people must be able to live without fear throughout the nation. Die Linke, which recently defeated Merz's centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) in Berlin's regional election, is attempting to form a left-wing coalition government. The chancellor urged the Greens and centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) to distance themselves from Die Linke to uphold non-negotiable societal principles. Merz also criticized the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) for its alleged ties to neo-Nazi circles. The Hamas-led attack on Oct 7, 2023, resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people in Israel, while over 74,200 individuals died in Gaza due to Israel's retaliatory offensive. Germany has seen a surge in antisemitic incidents since the attack, with protests involving pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-protesters taking place in Berlin.",
  "summary": "Antisemitism allegations have become a prominent part of public debate in Germany, involving far-right and far-left parties.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/german-chancellor-marks-oct-7-with-vow-to-fight-antisemitism",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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