Will the Christmas market attack further divide Germans over immigration? | Inside Story

They've charged the Saudi psychiatrist -- who’s lived in Germany for 18 years -- with several counts of murder and attempted murder. But the anti-immigrant, far-right Alternative for Germany party has made gains in opinion polls ahead of February's snap election. And just days after the fall of the Assad regime, the government in Berlin froze asylum applications from Syrians. Will Friday's carnage, coupled with the dispute about migrants in Europe, divide Germany even further? Could police have done more to prevent the attack? Presenter: Neave Barker Guests: Ulrich Brueckner -- Professor of Political Science at Stanford University in Berlin Rachel Rizzo -- Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center And Muhammad al Kashef - Political adviser and consultant at the Migrants Solidarity Network Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Germany #ChristmasMarketAttack #MagdeburgAttack #CarRammingAttack #GermanyAttack #Islamophobia #ChristmasMarket #OlafScholz #AlJazeeraEnglish