As coalition talks continue, scrutiny mounts over Die Linke mayoral candidate Elif Eralp’s far-left past and party links to a Berlin-based Khan Younis clan accused of supporting Hamas and calling for Israel’s destruction
Elif Eralp, a German politician with Turkish roots, has been a left-wing activist since childhood. When she joined the extreme-leaning Left Party in 2017, she explained that it was necessary to fight the “racism” of the right-wing Alternative for Germany party. In the past, she also supported a member of the far-left terrorist group Red Army Faction (RAF).