Jewish News Today: Far-Right AfD Tops Saxony-Anhalt Vote as Israeli-American Council Targets Macklemore
Germany's far-right AfD took 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, raising the prospect of the first far-right state government since World War II. In the US, the Israeli-American Council urged Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from his tour after the rapper attacked Israel onstage, and Israel's High Court dismissed a petition by expatriate Israelis seeking to vote in the October 27 election.
AfD Wins Largest Share in Saxony-Anhalt
The Alternative for Germany received 43.8% of the vote in Sunday's election in Saxony-Anhalt, according to the state's Statistical Office, JTA reported. The result raises the chances that, for the first time since the end of World War II, a far-right party could govern a German federal state.
Israeli-American Council Urges Ed Sheeran to Drop Macklemore
The Israeli-American Council called for Macklemore to be removed as the opening act on Ed Sheeran's US tour after the rapper chanted "Free Palestine" and accused Israel of apartheid and genocide during two shows at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, JTA reported.
High Court Dismisses Expat Voting Petition
Israel's High Court dismissed a petition by some 100 expatriate Israelis who found they had been removed from the voter rolls under an Interior Ministry classification known as "Code 51," which records them as no longer residents, JTA reported. The petitioners said they had never asked to give up their status.
A Field Guide to Manhattan's Synagogues
Banking consultant Andrew Waxman visited a different Manhattan synagogue every week and has written what JTA describes as a field guide to the varieties of Jewish prayer and practice in New York City, JTA reported.
