Overview
- Germany's Federal Labour Court in Erfurt rejected Mainz's last appeal, making the pro–El Ghazi decision legally binding.
- Mainz now owes outstanding wages reported at €1.5 million to €1.7 million for the period from late 2023 to June 2024.
- El Ghazi is also seeking about €1.2 million in additional compensation tied to the termination dispute.
- After the decision, he urged Mainz to pay and said he would direct the money to causes supporting children in Gaza.
- The dispute began when Mainz suspended him in October 2023 for posting the phrase “from the river to the sea,” which some view as a call to erase Israel and others see as a call for equal rights; lower courts had already ruled for him in July 2024 and November 2025.