{"id":354011,"date":"2026-06-19T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rewriting-the-past-inside-the-afds-history-agenda-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:00:33","slug":"rewriting-the-past-inside-the-afds-history-agenda-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rewriting-the-past-inside-the-afds-history-agenda-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Rewriting the past? Inside the AfD&#8217;s history agenda | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IAWAqPTQq4Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rewriting the past? Inside the AfD's history agenda | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IAWAqPTQq4Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s Berlin Briefing takes a closer look at how Germany remembers the Holocaust and why it&#8217;s in the crosshairs of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.<\/p>\n<p>Comments by a leading AfD lawmaker have reignited debate around &quot;remembrance culture.&quot; Bj\u00f6rn H\u00f6cke, the party&#8217;s controversial leader in the state of Thuringia, rejects the long-held idea of German collective guilt, instead laying blame for the Holocaust solely with the Nazi dictatorship. Along with Melanie Amann, author of &quot;Fear for Germany: The truth about the AfD&quot; and social scientist Jakob Schergaut, host Michaela K\u00fcfner explores why his remarks are so controversial &#8211; and how the far right is seeking to rewrite history.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<br \/>\nGermany&#8217;s far-right AfD vows to &#8216;make history&#8217; | https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5E8p3<br \/>\nFact check: Germany&#8217;s AfD no longer &#8216;right-wing extremist&#8217;? | https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/4uBIo<br \/>\nGerman intelligence must pause extremist label for AfD | https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59Tdz <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:07 H\u00f6cke statement analysis<br \/>\n02:40 H\u00f6cke&#8217;s track record<br \/>\n03:42 Power inside AfD<br \/>\n07:35 Shift in narratives?<br \/>\n11:26 Strategy &amp; timing<br \/>\n13:51 No reaction from Weidel<br \/>\n14:40 Weidel\u2019s confidence<br \/>\n17:37 Appeal of East German identity<br \/>\n24:40 CDU-AfD relations<br \/>\n26:09 Firewall under pressure<br \/>\n29:46 Rewriting history?<br \/>\n31:17 Ban AfD option?<br \/>\n36:11 Outro<\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<br \/>\nSpotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe Berlin Briefing Newsletter: https:\/\/corporate.dw.com\/en\/newsletter-registration\/a-15718229 <\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s Berlin Briefing takes a closer look at how Germany remembers the Holocaust and why it&#8217;s in the crosshairs of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. 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