Overview
- On Friday Güner Balci, Neukölln’s integration commissioner, published a guest piece alleging that Hamas and PFLP-linked actors have built enduring networks in parts of Berlin’s left-leaning political scene.
- Balci named the Left Party and portions of the SPD and Greens as environments where she says suspected supporters have found a political home and criticized Left lead candidate Elif Eralp for appearing at a mosque tied to a wanted suspect.
- German security agencies and the Federal Prosecutor previously foiled a planned October 2025 attack and placed seven alleged Hamas members in pretrial detention, a fact Balci cites as the basis for her warnings.
- Local fallout after the 2025 plot included the dissolution of the association Palästinensische Gemeinde Deutschland e. V., and Balci warned that actors can continue operating more flexibly without an official address.
- Coverage differs by outlet: right-leaning media amplify Balci’s claims and link them to the Left’s electoral success while centrist reporting and the Left note that allegations of party complicity are reported but not legally established, raising questions about probes, policing, and political accountability.