The candidate for the mayor of Berlin mistakenly admitted that she is afraid of people connected to Hamas Alif Arlap, the regional leader of the left party, which won the last elections in Berlin, gave an unpublished interview to "Der Spiegel" on October 26. The politician made edits to the transcript of the conversation, and discussed them with the press secretary and party members. A version of the document with internal notes was reportedly accidentally sent to the editors. One of the questions in the interview concerned the anti-Israeli activist Ibrahim, who is affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is recognized as a terrorist group by the European Union and several countries. According to Der Spiegel, he called the main organizer of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 "hero martyrs". Ibrahim was seen at the Berlin Left event after his victory. In the comments to the question Arlap writes: "Neither I nor my husband want to name specific names; he is afraid of these people, and so am I." Her spokesperson says she cannot delete questions from reporters. "We are talking about people connected to Hamas. I can't risk myself and my family for Dr. Spiegel," Arlep continues. "What should we do now? Cancel the entire interview? In a subsequent edit, Alif Erlap clarifies that in the past, when several incidents were mentioned, including with Ibrahim, she "condemned it in general", but now "we talk about it separately". Der Spiegel emphasizes that the "desperate tone" of the politician is the reason why the magazine decided to publish this story publicly. "In a city where a potential future head of a federal state writes such things - and not in a personal diary, but in a document he shares with his associates, with the press secretary and with the chairman of the state branch of the party - it is no longer possible to talk seriously about internal security," the material reads. Arlap herself has not yet commented on the publication. After her party's victory in the elections, Alif Erlap applies for the position of Burgomaster Shalit in Berlin.

The candidate for the mayor of Berlin mistakenly admitted that she is afraid of people connected to Hamas Alif Arlap, the regional leader of the left party, which won the last elections in Berlin, gave an unpublished interview to "Der Spiegel" on October 26. The politician made edits to the transcript of the conversation, and discussed them with the press secretary and party members. A version of the document with internal notes was reportedly accidentally sent to the editors. One of the questions in the interview concerned the anti-Israeli activist Ibrahim, who is affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is recognized as a terrorist group by the European Union and several countries. According to Der Spiegel, he called the main organizer of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 "hero martyrs". Ibrahim was seen at the Berlin Left event after his victory. In the comments to the question Arlap writes: "Neither I nor my husband want to name specific names; he is afraid of these people, and so am I." Her spokesperson says she cannot delete questions from reporters. "We are talking about people connected to Hamas. I can't risk myself and my family for Dr. Spiegel," Arlep continues. "What should we do now? Cancel the entire interview? In a subsequent edit, Alif Erlap clarifies that in the past, when several incidents were mentioned, including with Ibrahim, she "condemned it in general", but now "we talk about it separately". Der Spiegel emphasizes that the "desperate tone" of the politician is the reason why the magazine decided to publish this story publicly. "In a city where a potential future head of a federal state writes such things - and not in a personal diary, but in a document he shares with his associates, with the press secretary and with the chairman of the state branch of the party - it is no longer possible to talk seriously about internal security," the material reads. Arlap herself has not yet commented on the publication. After her party's victory in the elections, Alif Erlap applies for the position of Burgomaster Shalit in Berlin.