TV column on the ZDF show - Lanz lures Spahn with Esken's statement - then the expert makes it clear about Solingen

FOCUS online TV column on the ZDF show - Lanz lures Spahn with Esken's statement - then the expert makes it clear about Solingen Teleschau • 3 hours • 4 minutes reading time Is the knife attack in Solingen just the beginning? On "Markus Lanz", extremism researcher Ahmad Mansour warned of further attacks and explained why migration policy must be fundamentally reconsidered. Jens Spahn, meanwhile, railed against Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the SPD. After the knife attack in Solingen, CDU leader Friedrich Merz was not the only one to call for a consistent change of course in migration policy. BSW leader Sahra Wagenknecht also called for a "turning point in refugee policy", while Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock suddenly no longer wanted to rule out deportations to Afghanistan and Syria. However, CDU politician Jens Spahn expressed his "concerns" on Tuesday evening on "Markus Lanz" and said that concrete decisions must now be made "that primarily tackle the root cause". By this, however, he did not mean a much-discussed knife ban, but "the actual core problem": "irregular migration". Spahn on Scholz: "He doesn't have to be angry, he has problems to solve!" "People are coming to Germany without any control. We don't know who, when, where, why," complained Spahn. In a conversation with Lanz, he explained that something had already changed in the country, because: "We are seeing a strong increase in knife attacks." In addition, it is noted that "integration is too often not successful." In this context, the former health minister railed against Olaf Scholz and said: "When the chancellor says he is angry, I find that almost cynical. He doesn't have to be angry, he has problems to solve!" A perfect opportunity for Lanz, who wanted to know from Spahn what he thought of Saskia Esken's recent statement in the ARD talk show "Caren Miosga" ("I don't think we can learn much from this attack"). Spahn was stunned: "That simply explains why the SPD in Saxony and Thuringia is on its way to less than five percent." According to the CDU man, something can be learned from the attack in Solingen "about how we can equip our security authorities even better" and "about what irregular migration does." Mansour sees a "life-threatening situation," Spahn sees an "overwhelmed society." According to Spahn, what is now needed is "a clear signal at the border that things cannot continue like this." Extremism researcher Ahmad Mansour agreed and added that strict border controls are important because "the security apparatus has been saying for years that IS and other terrorist organizations are using the refugee routes to build up terrorist structures in Europe, in Germany." Mansour went on to explain that it is not clear at the border who is seeking protection in Europe and who is planning attacks: "The situation as it is today is life-threatening!" Jens Spahn nodded vigorously: "We are overwhelmed as a society." This prompted journalist Anne Hähnig to ask: "Would you close the borders now?" Spahn promptly replied: "That is at least what I would recommend to my party, yes." The CDU man continued to rant that the EU asylum system has been "dysfunctional" for years. For this reason, it is not advisable for Germany to bind itself to it "so slavishly" "until we have completely lost security and control in the country." With regard to the debate about a "national emergency", Spahn said: "We should suspend EU law at this point and say: We can't go any further at our border!" According to the politician, this is the only solution to absorb the mood in the country, because: "We all feel that it is a tipping point." Ahmad Mansour said soberly: "The tipping point (...) has already been reached. Not only because of Islamism, but because many people in this country no longer feel safe." Mansour sounds the alarm: "We are at the beginning of a wave" For the extremism researcher, one trigger was October 7, 2023 in particular. "What has been happening on social media since October 7 is a tsunami. That is where radicalization is taking place. These are emotionalized images, these are enraging videos. (...) This is a catalyst and that worries me greatly," said Mansour, who added that the terrorist organization Hamas is not only active in Palestine and Gaza, but is already building international structures. According to Mansour, this has a potential "that must make us all extremely afraid. We are at the beginning of a wave."