Elif Eralp Takes Legal Action over 'Antisemite' Claim
Die Linke have filed a criminal complaint against Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt after he called her an antisemite on national television.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, Sandro Halank, CC BY-SA 4.0
Well, it was bound to happen. In the days since Berlin held elections, the party that won a decisive victory – Die Linke – has been fielding a veritable hailstorm of accusations of antisemitism, as the conservative right tries to keep it out of government. Now, likely next mayor Elif Eralp has responded in the form of a criminal complaint.
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