Cem Özdemir Accuses Elif Eralp of Anti-Semitism

Wasn't Cem Özdemir a "not enough, but yes" supporter?

He did not refrain from supporting the "it is not enough, but yes" group all the way from Germany to here.

Özdemir is a very typical member of the established order. I was not surprised at all that he tripped Elif Eralp first.

Cem Özdemir, the first state prime minister of Turkish origin in the state of Baden-Württemberg, made the following warning to Elif Eralp, a politician of Turkish origin who is also a candidate for the "prime minister" of the Die Linke/Left Party in the Berlin elections, as well as on behalf of the "Greens", who are also on the so-called left:

“Those who do not take a clear stance on anti-Semitism should not even come near the government in the capital Berlin!”

The evils of the establishment are endless.

The first trip to stop Eralp comes not from a thoroughbred German, but from someone with a profile exactly similar to Eralp. Özdemir did not stop there and continued:

“The Left Party should be treated the same as the (far-right) AfD...”

According to Cem Özdemir, who does not find the Left Party's statement that it is "against anti-Semitism" sufficient, the criterion is that the Jewish community in Germany finds the attitude of Eralp's party convincing.

In short, Eralp is being forced to get permission from the Jewish community - through Özdemir - in order to form a coalition with the Greens and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin.

The reason why Eralp, who won a historic victory by making Die Linke the first party in Berlin, was accused of anti-Semitism at this level is his criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Eralp, like New York Mayor Mamdani, argues that Netanyahu should be held accountable only before international law. He also says that Muslims and Palestinians are treated with prejudice in Berlin and that he does not find this acceptable.

UNIVERSAL LESSONS WERE NOT LEARNED

Actually, like the lyrics of Leonard Cohen's famous song; “Everybody knows the captain is lying/ Everybody knows the dice are rigged…”

Would Netanyahu have spoken to empty seats at the UN General Assembly if Elif Eralp had not hit the nail on the head with her criticisms and had been right to the end?

Would the representatives of more than 70 countries leave the hall and protest the Israeli prime minister, who does not hesitate to intimidate the world with a pager he is waving in his hand?

Everyone sees and knows the world. Everyone is aware that a genocide is taking place in Gaza. But Cem Özdemir and the majority of the German public he represents are playing three monkeys.

I listened to the striking observations on the subject of Owen Jones from the Guardian and German journalist Hanno Hauenstein, who has been a reporter in Israel for many years.

Speaking to Jones' YouTube channel, Hauenstein said that "anti-Semitism" has been completely emptied of its essence in Germany.

He stated that this concept is increasingly used only in the context of the Palestine issue, and that although "anti-Semitism" is actually very strong, deep-rooted and widespread in the far-right AfD, in the context of Eralp, pressuring the left through "antisemitism" is purely instrumental.

Both Owen and Hauenstein pointed out that the concept was outright abused and that the memory of the "Holocaust" was now used in Germany solely for the purpose of "repelling Muslims".

Hauenstein's statement, which we have always been aware of but could not fully name until now, is as follows: "Never again!" The fact that his promise and confrontation only included Jews in Germany.

In other words, the German journalist points out that the phrase "never again" "does not include Muslims or other minorities" and most importantly, points out that "Germany has not learned universal lessons from its past in this regard."

He states that due to this distorted perspective, instead of focusing on the AfD, which is the number one address of xenophobia, "the focus is on imaginary anti-Semitism on the left."

He emphasizes that the establishment parties, together with the AfD, are seeking to delegitimize the De Linke left through the stick of "anti-Semitism".

WHO IS WITH WHOM

This is the picture revealed by the three local elections held in Germany this month (Saxony-Anhalt; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin): AfD is leading in the former East German (GDR) states, and the Left Party is in Berlin.

The center is empty. Germany's mass parties (Christian Democrats and Social Democrats) were severely defeated.

In order to stem the rise of the AfD, the traditional parties that have dominated German politics for decades must undergo radical change. There is no such sign on the horizon.

In this case, the AfD will continue its march in the West, which it started from the relatively underdeveloped East.

For this purpose, AfD bigwigs have their eyes set on voters of Turkish origin - the number one minority - who are in a kind of "kingmaker" position.

For this purpose, they even adopted the slogan "Ataturk would also vote for AfD".

The post-truth, post-ethical "instrumentalization" and "sloganization" trend attacks even the greatest saints who write history.

On the other hand, leading figures of the "Homeland Party" from Turkey, such as Ethem Sancak, do not hesitate to lobby for a party like AfD.

What should we say? Who is with whom…