The dubious past and concerning present of the woman who wants to run Berlin

Zeev Avrahami's report from Berlin reveals troubling details about Elif Erlep, the candidate of the "Die Linke" party for mayor of Berlin. Erlep was a member of the far-left organization "Red Aid," and her party maintains ties with the Barbak clan from Khan Yunis, which supports Hamas and calls for the destruction of Israel. These ties raise concerns among potential coalition partners.

Zeev Avrahami's report from Berlin reveals troubling details about Elif Erlep, the candidate of the "Die Linke" party for mayor of Berlin. Erlep was a member of the "Red Aid" organization, which the German domestic intelligence service defined as one of the most important in the far-left in Germany. The organization provides legal and financial support to criminals based on their leftist ideology. Additionally, her party maintains ties with the Barbak clan from Khan Yunis, which includes over 130 family members. The clan is not involved in criminal activity but focuses on organizing anti-Israel demonstrations, supporting Hamas and the Al-Qassam Brigades, spreading inciting messages, and spraying red triangles. Clan representatives attended the party's victory party and interviewed senior members. The ties raise concerns among the Social Democrats and the Greens, the potential coalition partners, distancing them from the party. The report also notes attempts by Jews and Israelis in Germany to grant legitimacy to Erlep, contrary to warnings from Jewish institutions.