Overview
- The federal executive circulated a paper affirming opposition to all forms of antisemitism, recognizing Israelis’ and Palestinians’ self-determination, and explicitly upholding the existence of Israel and a future State of Palestine within an integrative two‑state approach.
- The document condemns the October 7 Hamas attacks and describes Hamas as an Islamist, antisemitic organization, while sharply criticizing Israeli government policy in Gaza and noting that many in the party regard the systematically committed crimes as genocide.
- It welcomes investigations by the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court and backs non‑violent pressure tools, including targeted boycotts of products from occupied territories, with taz reporting support for sanctions on profiteers of the occupation.
- Party leaders Jan van Aken and Ines Schwerdtner distanced themselves from the Niedersachsen resolution as one‑sided and pledged to set limits against sectarian forces and against the use of “Zionist” or “antisemite” as labels inside the party.
- The Niedersachsen state board admitted errors, reaffirmed Israel’s right to exist alongside Palestinian statehood, and promised outreach to Jewish groups after fierce criticism from Central Council of Jews president Josef Schuster and the resignation of Brandenburg antisemitism commissioner Andreas Büttner.