Why the fear of a candidate for mayor of Berlin turned into a scandal Alif Arlap, the leader of the "Left" running for the position of mayor of the German capital, admitted that she is afraid of people who have contacts with Hamas. The event was a question from a Spiegel journalist about the pro-Palestinian activist Ibrahim, who was seen at the event for a party. After the scandal broke, Arlap stated on Instagram that after the election she had already received many threats, and now she had to fear even more for her safety, being not only a politician, but also a mother of two children. According to her, the "Der Spiegel" journalists "overstepped their bounds" because they knew that the law enforcement officers had advised her not to name names. Now, according to Politico, Arlep intends to take legal action against Der Spiegel and file a complaint with the German Press Council. The head of Der Spiegel's Berlin bureau, Christoph Hickman, said the decision to publish Arlep's words was not an easy one. However, the editors decided that in this case the public interest outweighed the security concerns, according to him. "The woman who wants to rule the capital does not even dare to confirm the name (Ibrahim - ed.). Arlap's behavior should be understood to mean that she is acting under the influence of her own fear," Hickman said. Negotiations of the "Left" on creating a governing coalition in Berlin with the SPD and the "Greens" are in jeopardy. According to the dpa agency, the social democrats took the event as a sign of the vulnerability of members of the left party to blackmail. The leader of the SPD's Berlin branch, Stefan Krach, called it "disheartening" that Aralp is afraid to name the radical activists. Co-chair of the Greens Franziska Brentner sees Arlap's fear as understandable, but mentions the need to fight such circles. Details from d. hook..

Why the fear of a candidate for mayor of Berlin turned into a scandal Alif Arlap, the leader of the "Left" running for the position of mayor of the German capital, admitted that she is afraid of people who have contacts with Hamas. The event was a question from a Spiegel journalist about the pro-Palestinian activist Ibrahim, who was seen at the event for a party. After the scandal broke, Arlap stated on Instagram that after the election she had already received many threats, and now she had to fear even more for her safety, being not only a politician, but also a mother of two children. According to her, the "Der Spiegel" journalists "overstepped their bounds" because they knew that the law enforcement officers had advised her not to name names. Now, according to Politico, Arlep intends to take legal action against Der Spiegel and file a complaint with the German Press Council. The head of Der Spiegel's Berlin bureau, Christoph Hickman, said the decision to publish Arlep's words was not an easy one. However, the editors decided that in this case the public interest outweighed the security concerns, according to him. "The woman who wants to rule the capital does not even dare to confirm the name (Ibrahim - ed.). Arlap's behavior should be understood to mean that she is acting under the influence of her own fear," Hickman said. Negotiations of the "Left" on creating a governing coalition in Berlin with the SPD and the "Greens" are in jeopardy. According to the dpa agency, the social democrats took the event as a sign of the vulnerability of members of the left party to blackmail. The leader of the SPD's Berlin branch, Stefan Krach, called it "disheartening" that Aralp is afraid to name the radical activists. Co-chair of the Greens Franziska Brentner sees Arlap's fear as understandable, but mentions the need to fight such circles. Details from d. hook..