{"id":331013,"date":"2026-09-13T07:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T07:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=331013"},"modified":"2026-09-15T07:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T07:05:36","slug":"germany-israeli-weapons-company-could-help-with-future-remigration-and-deportation-offensive-says-afd-election-winner-siegmund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=331013","title":{"rendered":"Germany: Israeli weapons company could help with future \u2018remigration and deportation offensive,\u2019 says AfD election winner Siegmund"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Remix News \u2013 Sept 12, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The lead candidate for Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund (pictured above), has tied a potential Israeli arms manufacturer\u2019s arrival in Sangerhausen to the party\u2019s planned large-scale removal of foreigners required to leave Germany.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Israeli company could be used in some capacity for a \u201cremigration and deportation offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"de\">Siegmund zu neuen R\u00fcstungsindustrieprojekten.<\/p>\n<p>\uf636\ufae5<br \/>\nIch glaub, ich h\u00f6re nicht richtig. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y6mItBYIdb\">pic.twitter.com\/y6mItBYIdb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \uf408\u200d\u2b1bdoro hoff (@liberal_dvh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/liberal_dvh\/status\/2098090008703889642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Siegmund\u2019s statement has provoked considerable outrage, including from the left-wing party BSW, a potential coalition partner.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a Magdeburg state parliament press conference, Siegmund declined to take a firm position on whether Elbit Systems should set up operations in the town.<\/p>\n<p>He then connected military production to the AfD\u2019s broader agenda: \u201cWe do not demonize the production of armaments across the board, because we will of course also need appropriate support in the later remigration and deportation offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Linking weapons production to a \u201cremigration and deportation offensive\u201c quickly went viral on social media, with Essen SPD politician Ali Kaan Sevinc writing: \u201cNow, Ulrich Siegmund is shedding his smiling facade and showing his true face and the AfD.\u201c<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"de\">Jetzt legt Ulrich <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Siegmund?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Siegmund<\/a> die l\u00e4chelnde Fassade ab und zeigt sein wahres Gesicht und der <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/AfD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfD<\/a> &#8211; R\u00fcstungsg\u00fcter f\u00fcr \u201e<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Remigration?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Remigration<\/a>\u201c verwenden wollen. Was. Zur. H\u00f6lle! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/SachsenAnhalt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SachsenAnhalt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HuNgiUhFtQ\">pic.twitter.com\/HuNgiUhFtQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ali Kaan Sevinc (@AliKaanSevinc) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AliKaanSevinc\/status\/2098119678224679169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former CDU General Secretary Ruprecht Polenz commented: \u201cThis is called ethnic cleansing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of Elbit establishing a presence has already drawn local opposition, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/deutschland\/article6aa39050f98928969242fee7\/sachsen-anhalt-afd-wahlsieger-siegmund-sieht-ruestungsgueter-als-moegliche-hilfsmittel-fuer-remigrationsoffensive.html\">Welt<\/a>. The BSW party is organizing protests together with residents of Sangerhausen against the Israeli company.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8V3UQ6N6r7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/article\/germany-after-afd-victory-in-saxony-anhalt-merz-and-weidel-trade-blows-during-intense-debate-in-bundestag\/\">Germany: After AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt, Merz and Weidel trade blows during intense debate in Bundestag<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script><\/p>\n<p>\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/<\/p>\n<p>!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&#038;&#038;(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&#038;&#038;(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&#038;&#038;(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&#038;&#038;n.host===r.host&#038;&#038;l.activeElement===s&#038;&#038;(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/rmx.news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Siegmund did not clarify how the arms company would participate in remigration efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The BSW is the only party that said it was open to meeting with the AfD to form a government coalition and the two parties are expected to meet in the near future. Notably, the BSW is considered a party with a strong opposition to Israel and routinely features images of destruction in Gaza and of Palestinian children in its campaign posters.<\/p>\n<p>The AfD itself has a more nuanced stance on Israel, with some in the party known for their strong support of the Middle Eastern nation. However, the AfD leadership has signaled strong criticism of Israel, in particular Tino Chrupalla, <a href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/article\/germany-afd-leader-rejects-arms-exports-and-one-sided-support-for-israel-calls-for-end-to-blanket-islamophobia\/\">who has called on Germany to stop supplying weapons to Israel and stop its \u201cone-sided support\u201d of Israel.<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dmwohLcveO\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/article\/germany-afd-leader-rejects-arms-exports-and-one-sided-support-for-israel-calls-for-end-to-blanket-islamophobia\/\">Germany: AfD leader rejects arms exports and \u2018one-sided\u2019 support for Israel, calls for end to \u2018blanket Islamophobia\u2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>BSW federal chairman Fabio de Masi responded to Siegmund\u2019s remark on X: \u201cThis shows they don\u2019t want to govern at all and are desperately looking for a way out through provocation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AfD defense spokesman R\u00fcdiger Lucassen defended Siegmund\u2019s comments. He noted that deportations fall primarily under the responsibility of the state government and are normally carried out by state police. Once migrants reach the airport, however, German Federal Police assume control, since airports and airspace are within federal jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>Lucassen added that the Bundeswehr could still play a supporting role: \u201cOf course, the German Armed Forces can be deployed as part of administrative assistance for deportation flights.\u201d<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0EyafZD4hD\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/article\/4-reasons-why-the-afds-victory-in-saxony-anhalt-is-so-incredible\/\">4 reasons why the AfD\u2019s victory in Saxony-Anhalt is so incredible<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s Elbit Systems produces drones, howitzers and rocket launchers, among other military systems, but it remains unclear which items would be produced in Sangerhausen.<\/p>\n<p>Siegmund stressed that the AfD does not reject arms production in principle: \u201cOf course, also in the interest of internal security, its own stability and national defense. We are aware of that. That doesn\u2019t fall from the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"s6KdhCsCzE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/article\/germany-will-the-afd-be-able-to-govern-only-1-party-accepts-offer-for-talks\/\">Germany: Will the AfD be able to govern? Only 1 party accepts offer for talks<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>He drew a distinction, however, regarding exports, \u201cBut there is a big difference between sending armaments into foreign wars, even at our expense. And this puts us at risk of participating in foreign conflicts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Siegmund said the party is following developments in Sangerhausen but added that the economic benefits of a possible arms factory should not be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s take a close look: What is being produced there, under what conditions? And does this put us at risk of participating in foreign conflicts? Then, we see this as more than critical,\u201d he added, signaling he may not back the arms factory in the end.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded that the party has not yet taken a final stance on the project because the party has not received all the information they need to make a decision.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/germany\/germany-israeli-weapons-company-could-help-with-future-remigration-and-deportation-offensive-says-afd-election-winner-siegmund\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sparked by uncontrolled immigration, there has bee a widespread swing to the right across Europe. And guess who is preparing to take advantage of that for their own benefit7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":331016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37,97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-331013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-Israel_Anti-Semitism_Zionism_and_US-UK_allies","category-european-migrant-crisis"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=331013"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331040,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331013\/revisions\/331040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/331016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=331013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=331013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=331013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}