Overview

• Robert Crumbach publicly affirmed his personal and professional support for Antisemitismusbeauftragter Andreas Büttner and praised his work combating antisemitism in Brandenburg.
• He warned that failing to explicitly criticize Israeli actions in Gaza risks strengthening antisemitism and underscored the state’s historical responsibility to protect Jewish life.
• Crumbach criticized his own BSW party for imposing a June requirement to pledge support for Israel in naturalization cases without consulting coalition partners.
• SPD Interior Minister René Wilke and Minister-President Dietmar Woidke maintain that the Israel-pledge rule was agreed upon within the coalition leadership.
• BSW leader Friederike Benda has demanded a formal coalition committee meeting after the summer recess to address the coordination breakdown.