The Left party members (Die Linke in German) convening during the annual congress in Potsdam, near Berlin, on June 20. Credit: DDPBetween the lines of the resolution passed by The Left (Die Linke) is an effort, after months of chaos and an influx of younger members, to forge a common party line on Israel and Palestine for once and for all11:00 AM • June 28 2026 IDTVIENNA, Austria – At their party congress in Potsdam last weekend, The Left (Die Linke) became the first mainstream political party in Germany to adopt as its formal position that Israel's conduct of the Gaza war constitutes genocide.Trending NowSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong VillageThe Burden of Being Jewish in America's Race WarTrump Blows Wind in Erdogan's Sails as Turkey Advances Regional AmbitionsWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderArab World Erupts Over Egypt–Iran LGBT 'Pride Match' in SeattleIn the NewsCar Explosion, Shootings Kill Four in Separate Crime Incidents in Central IsraelRejuvenated German Left Party Affirms: Gaza War Is Genocide, Israel Should ExistAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowTwo 13-year-olds Found Dead After Drowning in Jordan RiverIsrael-Lebanon Deal Hinges on Beirut's Readiness to Confront Hezbollah and IranRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?A Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarIsrael, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed OfIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel IdeologyFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide Denier