Candidates for nationalist Alternative for Germany, derided as anti-Semitic, overwhelmingly profess to hold pro-Israel positions, poll shows
But, like many far-right parties in Europe and elsewhere, the AfD presents itself as staunchly supportive of Israel.
According to a wide-ranging poll commissioned by a group promoting German-Israeli relations, most AfD politicians profess to care deeply about Israel’s security, support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state, reject unilaterally recognizing a Palestinian state, and generally support a stronger relationship between Jerusalem and Berlin.
Nearly 90% of the 35 AfD members who were surveyed totally or somewhat support Chancellor Angela Merkel’s dictum that “Israel’s security is Germany’s raison d’etre.” Two said they oppose the statement and two had no opinion.
They love Israel, because Israel kills the people they hate even more than Jews in modern Germany: Muslims and “brown people” as it were. That’s all there’s to it. Enemy of my enemy and everything. Their whole platform is about stopping immigration and deporting foreigners.
Article by The times of Israel (2017):
Loathed by Jews, Germany’s far-right AfD loves the Jewish state
They love Israel, because Israel kills the people they hate even more than Jews in modern Germany: Muslims and “brown people” as it were. That’s all there’s to it. Enemy of my enemy and everything. Their whole platform is about stopping immigration and deporting foreigners.
That’s the reading I got as well. I will add that colonialists tend to support each other.