Why the AfD Sees Israel Sanctions as a "Fatal Signal"

Against the backdrop of a new Israeli offensive in Gaza, the Jewish state is threatening new sanctions from the West. An AfD foreign politician sees this as critical – and cites various reasons. This article Gaza War Why the AfD sees Israel sanctions as a "fatal signal" was published on Young Freedom.

Berlin, 22 May 2025. Following the decision of the Social-Democratic British government to impose economic sanctions on Israel, the EU wanted to follow up on the pressure of left-wing member states. The sanctions planned by Brussels failed only because of Hungary's veto. AfD Federal Representative Alexander Wolf, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, states: "This is a fatal foreign policy signal. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle Ea…