Overview
- Karin Prien made the pledge in the Funke podcast "Meine schwerste Entscheidung," saying Germany would no longer feel like her country if the AfD provided the chancellor.
- She said authorities are already failing to protect Jews in public spaces, citing discrimination, spitting and attacks, and she urged consideration of tougher criminal penalties and updates to equal-treatment laws.
- Government figures cited in recent coverage report 2,641 antisemitic crimes in 2022 and more than 6,000 in 2024.
- Prien described private conversations in the Jewish community about creating financial cushions abroad and said Israel would be her most likely refuge despite its current security situation.
- AfD politicians responded derisively on social media, with Bundestag member Martin Hess posting "Frau Prien, packen Sie schon mal Ihre Koffer" and others offering similar taunts.