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Charlotte Knobloch Calls for AfD Ban After Saxony-Anhalt Win

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC · How we work

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Charlotte Knobloch, former president of Germany's Central Council of Jews, called for banning the AfD.
She said the AfD resembles the Nazis' rise and is full of Jew-haters.
She noted the AfD enjoys broad support, especially among young people.
She said no legal clampdown exists yet, making a ban difficult.
She received a death threat after the AfD’s landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks earlier.

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Charlotte Knobloch, former president of Germany's Central Council of Jews, called for banning the AfD.
She said the AfD resembles the Nazis' rise and is full of Jew-haters.
She noted the AfD enjoys broad support, especially among young people.
She said no legal clampdown exists yet, making a ban difficult.
She received a death threat after the AfD’s landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks earlier.