Rejuvenated German party The Left affirms: Gaza war is a 'genocide,' and Israel has a right to exist

Between the lines of the resolution passed by The Left (Die Linke) is an effort, after months of chaos and an influx of younger members, to forge a common party line on Israel and Palestine for once and for all

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Rejuvenated German party The Left affirms: Gaza war is a 'genocide,' and Israel has a right to exist

The Left party members (Die Linke in German) convening during the annual congress in Potsdam, near Berlin, on June 20. Credit: DDP

Between the lines of the resolution passed by The Left (Die Linke) is an effort, after months of chaos and an influx of younger members, to forge a common party line on Israel and Palestine for once and for all

11:00 AM • June 28 2026 IDT

VIENNA, Austria – At their party congress in Potsdam last weekend, The Left (Die Linke) became the first mainstream political party in Germany to adopt as its formal position that Israel's conduct of the Gaza war constitutes genocide.

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