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Israeli artist trolls German far-right political party

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Published: 23 September 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

“My name is Shahak Shapira,” a young blond man announces in German in a video address to thousands of supporters of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. “Don’t worry; it’s an old Prussian name”

This Israeli artist is masterfully trolling the German far-right (Vice)
With all eyes on the far-right AfD party before today’s German elections, Shapira teamed up with a satirical party to co-opt AfD’s Facebook groups. They turned private ones public, renamed its pages as their own fan, and changed “Homeland Love” into “Hummus Love”

AND SEE:
Anti-immigrant AfD alarms German Jews as election looms (Ynet)
While the far-right Alternative for Germany party may have little chance of taking power, their rising legitimacy worries German Jews who see history repeating itself

Photo: Shahak Shapira (Deutschlandfunk Kultur)
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