US EditionGerman Antisemitism Commissioner Quits Far‑left Party over Anti-Israel Resolution
Andreas Böttner resigned after a Lower Saxony faction condemned Israel and Zionism, citing antisemitism and internal harassment, with Die Linke securing 9% in recent elections.
- On Sunday, Andreas Böttner, Brandenburg's antisemitism commissioner, resigned from Die Linke in protest after a Lower Saxony resolution, quitting the party after 11 years and sharing a resignation letter with the dpa.
- The resolution describes terrorism as driven by occupation, disenfranchisement, and lack of prospects, rejecting 'the Zionism that actually exists today' and referring to 'two years of genocide' in Gaza.
- Böttner was elected in 2024 as Brandenburg's first antisemitism commissioner and defended the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition despite a 2025 failed expulsion attempt and violent attacks including 2024 car vandalism with swastikas and January arson.
- The resignation is likely to deepen already visible splits within the party, as Brandenburg party leaders expressed 'great regret and respect' and pledged to continue fighting antisemitism with him.
- He described quitting as a matter of conscience, writing 'And I can't go on without betraying my own convictions', and said the resolution 'are no longer acceptable to me', urging the fight against antisemitism should transcend party lines.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
German antisemitism commissioner quits far‑left party over anti-Israel resolution
BERLIN – The antisemitism commissioner for the German state of Brandenburg has resigned from his far-left party over a resolution passed Sunday condemning Israel. After 11 years in Die Linke (The Left), Andreas Büttner has quit its ranks over the position taken by members in Lower Saxony, in former West Germany. But it’s also personal: Büttner said he’s had enough of what he has described as harassment from within his party. “It’s no longer poss…
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