Berlin left under pressure: anti-Semitism, Gaza and the question of power

Since the Left's clear election victory in Berlin under its top candidate Elif Eralp on September 20, the party has come under pressure. In addition to the fear of “state socialist expropriation fantasies” already fueled by right-wing circles, there were allegations of anti-Semitic incidents in the party and photos that suggested contacts with organized crime.

Conservative media, politicians from the CDU/CSU, but also the SPD and the Greens have called on the Berlin Greens and Social Democrats not to enter into a coalition with this left under any circumstances. Mathematically, the only alternative would be a CDU-led government, i.e. black-green-red instead of red-green-red.

What is actually true about the allegations against the Left, especially against its Neukölln district association? How should the Berlin party leadership, but also the federal leadership of the Left, deal with the allegations? How does such an overheated mood in conservative media and politics against the left come about?

How are Berlin Jews actually doing, who don't speak with one voice any more than any other population group? And finally: Will it be possible to calm the mood so that a progressive alliance led by Elif Eralp can actually take over the government in Berlin?

Moderator Bernd Pickert talks about this with the head of the domestic department Dinah Riese, taz1 editor Lotte Laloire and Uta Schleiermacher from the Berlin department.

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