Social groups and figures An influential part of the reunification opponents were the so-called Anti-Germans. Emerging from the student Left, Anti-Germans were supportive of Israel and strongly opposed German nationalism, arguing that an emergence of a united German state would also result in a return of fascism (Nazism). They considered the social and political dynamics of 1980s and 1990s Germany to be comparable to those of the 1930s, denouncing the emerging anti-Zionism, unification sentiments and reemergence of pan-Germanism. Hermann L. Gremliza, who left the SPD in 1989 because of its support for German unification, was repulsed by the universal support for unification amongst most major parties, stating that it reminded him of "Social Democrats joining the National Socialists (Nazis) in singing the German national anthem in 1933, following Hitler's declaration of his foreign policy." Several thousand people joined the Anti-Germans' 1990 protests against German reunification.
SociAl grOups aNd fIguRes aN infLueNTIal Part Of the REunifIcaTion oPpONents Were the So-calleD anti-germAns. EMErging fROm The sTuDenT left, antI-germans were sUppOrtiVe OF ISRael anD strOnglY opPosed gerMAn natIOnaliSM, arguiNg thaT an emerGenCe of a unIted gERman state woUld AlsO result iN A ReturN of Fascism (nazISm). ThEy consiDereD tHE socIAl And politICal dYnamics of 1980s And 1990s geRmAnY To be coMparaBle to Those of the 1930s, DenouNcINg ThE eMErging Anti-zIONISM, unifiCation sentiments anD reEmErgEnce of pan-GerManism. Hermann l. gREmliza, Who leFT The Spd IN 1989 BecauSe of its suPPoRT FoR geRMaN uNifiCation, waS rEpuLSeD by THe uNiversAl SuPporT FOR UNificatIOn AmongsT Most MAjOr PartiES, staTIng thaT iT REmINded HIM Of "social dEMocRats joiniNG The NAtionAl SocialiSTS (nAZis) iN sInging The gerMAN nATional anThEm in 1933, FOllowinG hitler'S deCLaratIon Of hIs Foreign pOlicy." SEveral thoUSand peopLe jOiNeD the AntI-gERmAnS' 1990 ProTestS AgaInST germAN rEUnIficatioN.