Overview

• A Linke working group in Lower Saxony, Gegen jeden Antisemitismus, condemned the party board for promoting the protest and warned of antisemitic patterns in the joint call.
• Co-chair Ines Schwerdtner and MEP Özlem Demirel are named on the "Zusammen für Gaza" appeal, while the leadership says racist and antisemitic speech will not be tolerated at the event.
• The protest is set to start as "Zusammen für Gaza" and flow into "All Eyes on Gaza – Stoppt den Genozid" the same day, with initiatives tied to Palestinian activists and support from Amnesty International and Medico International.
• Critics point to a shared call text that does not explicitly mention the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023 and uses genocide language, which they argue blurs legitimate criticism with antisemitic rhetoric.
• The row follows months of turmoil over the party’s stance, including adoption of the Jerusalem Declaration, a May resolution rejecting imagery seen as calling for Israel’s elimination, distancing from a Neukölln event involving a group flagged by security services, and an earlier expulsion case.