Opinion: SPD and Greens Need to Reject Coalition With “Die Linke”
Say "no". You owe it to Berlin's Jews, but also to the rest of the city and to democracy itself.
Three years ago, Hamas and Islamic Jihad orchestrated a lethal attack on Jews, leaving a lasting scar on Israel's history. This terror group's influence remains strong within the far-left “Die Linke” party in Berlin, where antisemitic sentiments are prevalent. Numerous antisemitism scandals have surfaced in recent months, casting doubt on the party's denials of supporting terrorism.
Elif Eralp, a key candidate for “Die Linke” and a potential Governing Mayor of Berlin, has ties to the extremist group “Rote Hilfe,” which the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified as left-wing extremist. Eralp, a Turkish immigrant, left the group but still harbors extremist views. She has criticized Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, despite the International Criminal Court's lack of charges against him.
The party has endorsed extremist voices, calling for support of Palestinian terrorism. In an interview, Eralp accused Israel's Prime Minister of war crimes, a claim that contradicts the ICC's findings. At a recent party event, an individual linked to the Palestinian terror organization PFLP appeared alongside members of criminal clans from Lebanon and Gaza.
Given these troubling facts, it is clear that “Die Linke” does not align with the core democratic values of the Federal Republic of Germany. The center-left SPD and leftish Greens must reject any coalition with “Die Linke.” Their presence in talks with this extremist party undermines the protection of Berlin's Jews and disregards the principles of democracy itself.
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