Parteitag: Linken-Chefin weist Antisemitismus-Vorwürfe zurück
Die Linken werden seit Wochen immer wieder mit Antisemitismus-Vorwürfen konfrontiert. Parteichefin Schwerdtner weist das strikt zurück – und vermutet Kalkül der politischen Gegner.
Die Bundesvorsitzende der Linken, Ines Schwerdtner, has strongly rejected accusations of anti-Semitism against her party. She stated that they were attacked because the party advocates for international law and the people of Palestine, and labels the genocide in Gaza as what it truly is - genocide. However, criticizing the Israeli government is not considered anti-Semitism.
Schwerdtner emphasized that the anti-Semitism accusations are merely a smear tactic to undermine the party in the political arena. The underlying motive behind the fierce attacks from political opponents is different. They are launching this smear campaign because the Linken party is targeting the wealthy and powerful, the real estate conglomerates that "earn their money off our apartments in a dumb and demented way," and politicians who sleep with them under the same roof.
Schwerdtner urged the delegates at the party congress that the Linken party's success in Berlin proves what can be achieved for the party in other federal states. She reminded them that what worked in Berlin is not a special case. At the recent Berlin parliamentary election, the Linken party emerged as the strongest force, with a clear majority.
"Imagine what can happen if working people, poor people, and migrant people in North Rhine-Westphalia finally stand up," she said.
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