Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeThe U.S. president hailed the AfD's historic gains in Saxony-Anhalt with 'Make Germany Great Again,' in his clearest endorsement yet of a party accused of antisemitism and Holocaust distortionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz11:55 AM • September 09 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump congratulated the far-right Alternative for Germany on Wednesday on its landslide victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, declaring "MGGA" – "Make Germany Great Again."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:GermanyDonald TrumpEuropeTrending NowNetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?U.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With Netanyahu'Baby, an Update: He's Just Died': Israeli Guards' Texts Reveal Abuse in PrisonNetanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Iran-U.S.EisenkotAfDBen-GvirHadashIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerSeveral European Countries Say Settlement Trade Restrictions Hinge on EU ActionNew Poll: Vance Struggles to Win GOP Jewish Support Despite Outreach EffortsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?Israel Sprays Pesticides to Curb Algae Disabling Desalination PlantsWe Met the Syrian Spies by the Border. They Were Planning to Behead Us