“Currently there is a central Government in Spain with which we do not agree. We do not agree with its policy, with its statements, with its initiatives, and we see a specific approach against Israel,” said the chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Israel in Spain, Dana Erlich, this morning during the Fórum Europa press breakfast. Erlich stated that for Israel to return “to normality with the current Government, a change in policy is needed.” Because, according to this diplomat, “Spain is important for Israel.”

Not only is Saxony-Anhalt one of the federal states of Germany with low immigration (7%), but even in the areas of that territory where the least foreign population resides is precisely where an ultra party like the AfD has obtained the best results. That observation gives rise to multiple reflections about current social perceptions and how they spread. It is likely that in recent days many Germans have suddenly learned where Ceuta is. But it is also worth asking whether immigration is just one factor among a set of reasons that fuel votes for far-right parties and, in the German case, also ex-communists. While the undeniable rise of the AfD is notable, the collapse of the two main parties, the conservatives and Christian Democrats of the CDU and the Social Democrats of the SPD, who have supported the democratic system in recent decades, is even more significant. Could the same happen in Spain?