德国左翼党在9月20日的柏林选举中获胜，党首候选人艾利夫·埃拉尔普有望成为该市历史上首位来自左翼党的市长1。然而，党内支持者在选举活动中的言行随即引发反犹太主义风波，成为该党与社民党和绿党组建联合政府的主要障碍。
争议源于说唱歌手Dahabflex在左翼党活动中使用被视为反犹太主义的口号，以及巴勒斯坦解放人民阵线支持者伊布拉罕·伊布拉罕出现在该党的选举胜利庆祝活动中1。德国犹太人中央委员会主席约瑟夫·舒斯特随即发表声明，称左翼党在反犹太主义问题上"没有任何信誉"1。此外，德国政府文化与媒体专员沃尔夫拉姆·韦默质疑柏林文化部门价值29亿欧元的十年资金协议1。
面对批评，艾利夫·埃拉尔普在党代表大会上强调"绝不能有暴力呼声，不能从我们的平台上发表让犹太人感到害怕的言论"1。同时，150名知名犹太人士发表公开信为左翼党辩护，强调最大威胁来自德国选择党而非左翼党1。左翼党预定于10月1日与社民党和绿党进行初步会谈1。
Germany's Left Party faces accusations of antisemitism following its electoral victory in Berlin on September 20, threatening coalition negotiations with the Social Democrats and Greens.1 The party's lead candidate Elif Eralp is poised to become Berlin's first mayor from the Left Party, with preliminary coalition talks with the Social Democrats and Greens scheduled for October 1.1
The controversy centers on inflammatory remarks made during campaign events. Rapper Dahabflex used language widely perceived as antisemitic at a Left Party gathering, while Ibrahim Ibrahim, a supporter of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, appeared at the party's election victory celebration.1 In response, the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, declared that the Left Party has "no credibility whatsoever" on antisemitism issues.1 Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Wolfram Weimer further questioned a proposed ten-year cultural funding agreement worth 2.9 billion euros for Berlin's cultural institutions.1
The party leadership has moved to address the backlash. At a party congress, the Left Party's top candidate emphasized that "there must be no calls for violence, and nothing that would make Jewish people afraid can be expressed from our platform."1 Meanwhile, 150 prominent Jewish figures issued an open letter defending the Left Party, arguing that the true threat to Jewish safety comes from the far-right Alternative for Germany rather than the Left.1
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