Ahmed Abed: “Why doesn’t it upset these people?” – Left-wing politician defends himself towards accusations of anti-Semitism | EUROtoday

The left’s mayoral candidate in Berlin-Neukölln, Ahmed Abed, doesn’t need to be solid within the anti-Semitism nook. It shouldn’t be anti-Semitic to handle crimes towards humanity, he mentioned, pointing to Israel’s actions within the Gaza Strip. “The fact that a genocide or major war crimes is taking place there has already been reported in every reputable newspaper.”

Abed continued: “So when critics criticize me for pointing out the situation in Gaza, all I can say is: Why doesn’t it upset these people? And why are they trying to shorten the discussion by accusing them of anti-Semitism?” Israel’s decades-long occupation coverage within the Palestinian territories ought to now not be supported on this nation; Germany is dedicated to worldwide legislation and compliance with human rights.

Member of the district council for a decade

Abed works as a lawyer and has Palestinian roots himself. He has been a member of the Neukölln district council since 2016 and is now co-chairman of the Left get together there. In mid-January, his get together made him a candidate for the workplace of district mayor within the election on September twentieth. SPD and CDU politicians criticized this sharply.

Beyond the district, Abed made headlines in October 2025 with the go to of the mayor of Neukölln’s Israeli sister metropolis Bat Yam, Tzvika Brot. At the occasion within the city corridor, he known as the visitor a “genocidal murderer,” which brought about outrage amongst different events.

Many useless and kidnapped in Hamas assault

On October 7, 2023, terrorists from the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas and different teams carried out a bloodbath in Israel. Around 1,200 individuals have been killed and greater than 250 others have been taken hostage within the coastal strip. The bloodbath was adopted by the Gaza War, through which tens of 1000’s of Palestinians have been killed. A peace plan pushed ahead by US President Donald Trump is now taking impact.

The query of whether or not Israel’s actions within the Gaza Strip needs to be categorized as genocide is the topic of worldwide controversy, with completely different actors coming to completely different assessments. A UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry concluded in September 2025 that Israel had dedicated genocide within the Gaza Strip. Israel strongly rejected this.

According to the UN Convention, the time period genocide refers back to the focused persecution of a inhabitants group that differs from others by way of language, faith and custom – with the intention of destroying this group in complete or partially.