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Die Linkspartei steht in der öffentlichen Debatte unter Vorwurf, antisemitische Tendenzen zu tolerieren oder zu übersehen. Eine Gruppe jüdischer Berliner hat sich nun mit einem offenen Brief in die Debatte eingeschaltet und die Partei verteidigt.
Eine Gruppe von Berliner Jüdinnen und Juden hat sich mit einem offenen Brief in die aktuelle Debatte um Antisemitismus in der Linkspartei eingeschaltet. Darin nehmen sie die Linke in Schutz und werfen Kritikern der Partei vor, den Antisemitismusbegriff zu instrumentalisieren. Der offene Brief wurde von 150 Personen unterzeichnet, darunter die Philosophin Susan Neiman, die wir zum Gespräch in New York erreichen.
DIE ZEIT: Susan Neiman, warum haben Sie den offenen Brief unterschrieben?

AfD representatives are spreading racist hatred against players of the German national soccer team before the Nations League game against Serbia by questioning their German affiliation based on skin color or migration background, even though all players have German passports and grew up in Germany.

Flávio Bolsonaro claims that as president he will be able to replace five or even six judges of the Brazilian Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), including Alexandre de Moraes and Flávio Dino, whose further terms of office he no longer sees as legally possible. He relies on the Senate's power over impeachment and new appointments, while Lula's re-election could also significantly change the composition of the court.
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In April 2023, a commission set up by former Health Minister Nina Warken recommended a sugar levy to relieve the burden on health insurance companies. According to Bild, the Chancellery has now stopped the project, which makes the government appear incapable of implementing even simple legislative proposals.

The vote in the EU Parliament on the ban on internal combustion engines has been delayed because the democratic center parties need more time to reach a compromise, as SPIEGEL information shows.
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