Overview
- An eight‑member federal arbitration panel upheld Berlin’s 2024 decision to expel Ramsis Kilani and rejected his appeal without a new hearing.
- Roughly 100 protesters entered the Karl‑Liebknecht‑Haus entrance area on Saturday, with the party network Palästinasolidarität organizing the action and demanding an apology to Kilani.
- Videos from the scene showed participants carrying Palestinian flags, and Neukölln party chair Jorinde Schulz was among those present.
- Neukölln MP Ferat Koçak and the district association voiced solidarity with Kilani and condemned the process as politically wrong and undemocratic.
- Kilani’s exclusion stemmed from statements about the October 7 Hamas attack and violence against Israelis cited from chats and social media, intensifying a long‑running internal rift that previously saw figures such as Klaus Lederer quit the party.