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Germany's left-wing Die Linke struggles to form coalition as anti-Israel controversy swirls

Die Linke came first in the elections to the capital's parliament, which is also a federal state, winning 25.7% of the vote and 45 of the 153 seats, marking a political upheaval in Berlin.

The Berlin state parliament building (Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin) stands on September 5, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
People vote at a polling station at the Buck Creek School, during the US midterm elections on Election Day, in Jefferson County, Kansas, US, November 3, 2026.

Israel must rebuild bipartisan support before America’s next political shift - opinion

Pro Israel Antifa groups fly Israeli flags while protesting against a demonstration called by Pro Palestinian Handala Leipzig on January 17, 2026 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.

Who are the Antideutsche, Germany's pro-Israel anti-fascist left-wing group? - explainer

Rabbi Alana Alpert sits in her home for portrait on November 06, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. "Let's talk about universal health care, comprehensive sex education, paid parental leave, ending rape culture, law enforcement that doesn't murder innocent people..."

Michigan Democrat El-Sayed challenged by 250 rabbis on Israel in nationwide push by liberal Jews


Canada’s Left has an antisemitism problem - opinion

The Canadian political spectrum generally consists of three main parties with variations at the federal and provincial levels. The NDP is would have easily felt at home with Israel’s Labor Party.

CANADA’S NEW Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Letters to the Editor December 30, 2024: Blind loyalty

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Germany's left-wing 'Die Linke' Berlin party sees wave of resignations over antisemitism

The Berlin faction of the left-wing party faced a wave of high-ranking resignations after it failed to pass a resolution against antisemitism and celebrations of October 7.

 Janine Wissler, Co-Chairwoman of the Left Party Die Linke, and Co-Chairman Martin Schirdewan, and state chairs Ulrike Grosse-Rothig and Stefan Hartmann attend a press conference after elections in Saxony and Thuringia, in Berlin, Germany, September 2, 2024.

What Israel's Right can learn from leftist protests - opinion

How can the Right create a dynamic community framework like the Left has through protesting?

 Anti-judicial overhaul demonstrators protest near the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem, last year. The protest movement generated regular, significant social gatherings, offering its participants a sense of purpose, cohesion, and belonging, says the writer.

UTJ member: Leftist kibbutz members are responsible for October 7, should not come to memorial

In the article Menachem Klugman directly blamed the kibbutz members for failing to prevent October 7.

 Charred building in Kibbutz Nir Oz

In these times of change and uncertainty, who will lead the world? - opinion

Radical Leftists, anarchists, LGBTQ, and Islamists make strange bedfellows, in a world where a war is being waged to control the hearts and minds of the younger generation.

 An illustrative image of the world being held in someone's hand.

ADL CEO, Ritchie Torres criticize campaign which calls Democrat VP option 'Genocide Josh'

The phrase “Genocide Josh”’ was a phrase originally leveled at President Joe Biden at pro-Palestinian demonstrations where he would be called “Genocide Joe” by activists.

 ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

French government set to resign but stay on for now in caretaker role, sources say

After the NFP failed to win an absolute majority, years of tensions between the left-wing parties have resurfaced over who could run a possible left-wing government.

 Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister and French presidential majority group "Ensemble pour la Republique" candidate, arrives to deliver a speech after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at Hotel Matignon in Paris in Paris, France, July 7, 2024.

Left-wing New Popular Front coalition leads second round of French parliamentary elections –polls

An Opinionway poll for C News TV said the New Popular Front would win 180-210 seats while an Elabe poll for BFM TV projected a range of 175-205 seats for them.

 Demonstrators hold French flags and "Popular Union" flags in support of the "Nouveau Front Populaire" (New Popular Front - NFP) as they gather to protest against the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party. Paris, France, June 30, 2024.

Reconstructionist Judaism decides to support Palestinian statehood and Israel

The group said they support “Ending Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.”

Exterior view of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College campus in Pennsylvania.