Antisemitismusvorwurf: Berliner Linken-Politikerin Elif Eralp zeigt Dobrindt an
Der Bundesinnenminister kommentiert in der Sendung „Maybrit Illner“ einen Versprecher der Moderatorin über die Berliner Linke Elif Eralp. Die sieht Anlass für eine Strafanzeige.
Berliner Linkspartei-Politikerin Elif Eralp has filed a criminal complaint against federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, alleging he made an anti-Semitic remark about her. According to her attorney, Jasper Prigge, Dobrindt is accused of adopting the statement that Eralp is an "antisemitic woman," which amounts to defamation and insult.
The incident stems from a heated exchange on the ZDF show "Maybrit Illner" on Thursday, where Dobrindt and Left Bundestag fraction leader Heidi Reinecke argued. Illner initially apologized but Dobrindt retorted, "Na doch" (Yes, indeed). Prigge contends that Dobrindt adopted Illner's apology, which he believes constitutes an "offensive remark" under the criminal code.
The claim alleges that Dobrindt made a false factual assertion and that calling Eralp an antisemite "severely tarnishes" her public image. Eralp had previously secured 25.7% of the votes in Berlin's parliamentary election on September 20th and is seeking the position of Berlin's governing mayor in a red-green-red coalition. Dobrindt accused the Left party of harboring "obvious antisemites and extremists" in Berlin, following a propalestinian rapper's call for violence against the Israeli army at a party event.
Eralp has distanced herself from antisemitism and violent incitements since the election, reaffirming the right of Israel to exist.
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