Overview

• The Berlin-Mitte Linksfraktion filed a BVV motion titled “Konsequenzen für Kriegsführung” urging the Senate to take down the Israeli national flag at the Rotes Rathaus
• Supporters argue the flag is a painful symbol for Palestinian Berliners and demand an end to the blanket criminalization of pro-Palestine protests
• The motion also calls for safeguarding Jewish institutions and the broader Jewish community in the district
• Mayor Kai Wegner condemned the proposal as reflective of the Left’s troubling stance on antisemitism and affirmed the flag will stay flying
• The clash exposes widening fractures within Die Linke over antisemitism allegations and its approach to Israel and Palestine policy