Israel's ambassador to Germany expresses his concern over the "Alternative"'s victory in Saxony-Anhalt and calls for a isolation wall against anti-Semitism

Israel's ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, expressed his concern about the victory of the Alternative for Germany party in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, stressing that "Germany needs a wall of isolation on all fronts against anti-Semitism."

In statements to the German "Funke" media group, on Monday, the Israeli ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, said: "The Saxony-Anhalt elections that took place over the weekend should raise concern for everyone concerned about the future of Jewish life in Germany. Only 80 years after the Holocaust, a party whose leaders described the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin as a 'monument to shame' achieved record gains."

The Israeli diplomat added that anti-Semitism is a dangerous path that should not be tolerated, and he believed that “Germany needs a wall of isolation on all fronts against anti-Semitism, so that the matter is not limited to expressions of condemnation only, but extends to become tangible actions.”

In 2017, the Alternative Party politician, Björn Höcke, sparked widespread controversy during a speech he delivered in the city of Dresden, when he called for “a 180-degree shift in the policy of dealing with historical memory.” He also said, in reference to the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin: “We Germans, that is, our people, are the only people in the world who have erected a monument to shame in the heart of their capital.”

The head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany said yesterday, “I was personally astonished by the results of these elections,” in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

“The climate of closure is poisoning the economic situation,” said Steffen Kampeter, Executive Director of the German Employers' Confederation, after the Alternative for Germany party's landslide victory in the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. Kampeter said that the democratic centrist movement received a “strong blow” in the elections, and added, “This result must be an incentive to restore confidence and prove that politics is capable of solving problems.” People no longer want empty phrases. But they also don't want to be lured with simple answers. Politics must convince with content and results.”

The Alternative for Germany party, led by its first candidate, Ulrich Zigmund, is seeking to form a government in Saxony-Anhalt after its strong performance in the state parliament elections. For the first time since the end of World War II, a party classified as confirmed far-right may come to power in one of the German states, if it can find supporters.

If it is not possible to form a government in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany party's candidate for prime minister, Ulrich Zigmond, believes that holding new elections remains an option. “If necessary, there will be new elections, and then we will simply get 50 or 55 percent of the votes, because the future belongs to the AfD,” Zigmund told German TV Channel 2.

Zigmund said again on the "Identity Journal" program that he is determined to implement the political change he announced, according to what he promised. He added that he would extend his hand to any representatives, or even to any parliamentary bloc, that wishes to participate in this.

“If there's someone we can do it with, we will,” Zigmund said. We have a clear mandate to form the government.” But at the same time, he stressed: “We will not bow down and we will not abandon our principles.”

Following the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament elections, the city of Frankfurt and the capital, Berlin, this evening, Sunday (September 6, 2026), witnessed protests against the “AfD” party, demanding the right-wing populist party be banned.

About 2,500 people demonstrated in the city of Frankfurt, according to police, demanding studying the possibility of starting measures to ban the Alternative Party, which topped the parliamentary elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt today, according to preliminary estimates from a poll conducted by the German Broadcasting Corporation (ARD) upon exit from the polls.

“The approach of weakening extreme right-wing forces has failed.”

Philipp Jax, head of the Frankfurt branch of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), justified the demonstrators' demand to study the possibility of starting measures to ban the AfD, saying: "The approach of weakening far-right forces through political action alone has failed." In several German states, including Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD is already officially classified as a confirmed case of an extreme right-wing party.”

Demonstration in Berlin under the slogan "Defend Democracy"

Hundreds of people also took to the streets in the German capital, Berlin, making similar demands. A protest procession marched through the government district in Berlin under the slogan “Defend Democracy - Ban the AfD Now,” heading to the state representation headquarters of Saxony-Anhalt. The police reported that the number of participants ranged in the hundreds.

A demonstration also took place at the Brandenburg Gate. A larger rally against the Alternative Party is scheduled to be held tomorrow evening, Monday, at the Brandenburg Gate. Police expect 5,000 people to participate.

The Central Council of Jews in Germany expressed its shock at the success of the Alternative for Germany party in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament elections. In statements to the German newspaper Die Welt, the head of the Central Council, Josef Schuster, commented on the preliminary results of these elections: “The results of the elections have not yet been decided, but it is already certain that there is a party officially classified as a confirmed case of an extreme right-wing party, and there is only a small difference between it and forming a single government in one of the German states.”

Schuster added: "I was personally astonished by the outcome of this election." He said that it had been clear over the past months what goals the Alternative Party was seeking to achieve, and he believed that “whoever voted for it today, whether despite these goals or because of them, bears responsibility for this result.”

Schuster also said that he fears the influence of the AfD on education policy, and went on to say that "the damage that the so-called Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will now cause if it takes a position of responsibility will be enormous." Schuster explained that education represents the most important basis for maintaining an open society and combating "anti-Semitism."

The Left Party's candidate for the presidency of the state government of Saxony-Anhalt, Eva von Ungern, expressed her disappointment with the strong performance of the Alternative for Germany party in the state elections. She said on Sunday evening (September 6, 2026) on German TV Channel 2 that she was “extremely disappointed, especially about that blue ribbon,” referring to the “Alternative” result. She added that the result confirms the fears of many who feared such an electoral scenario.

At the same time, von Ungern considered the result a clear rejection of the policies followed so far, saying: “The state government was excluded today by the voters.” She added that the federal government also played a role in the elections, as political issues at the federal level mainly dominated the election campaign.