German Left Exposed: Antisemitic Hate and Millions Funneled Into Israeli Activism

Germany’s far-left party Die Linke, already under scrutiny for its ties to radical activism abroad, has been embroiled in a shocking antisemitism scandal that exposes a disturbing reality: while publicly championing “human rights” and “progressive values,” the party’s affiliated institutions are funding and legitimizing groups in Israel - all while spreading some of the vilest rhetoric against Jews.

Antisemitic Tweets: “Throw Them Off the Plane”

In July, the Frankfurt branch of Linksjugend, the official youth wing of Die Linke, shared an article from Jüdische Allgemeine reporting on a disturbing incident in Spain. Fifty-two French Jewish students were removed from a Vueling Airlines flight in Valencia after the pilot - who reportedly trained two of the 9/11 hijackers - refused to fly with them.

Instead of condemning the incident, the Frankfurt Linksjugend account added:

“We regret to disappoint: the ejection (of the Jewish children) did not happen while the plane was in the air.”

The tweet, which openly fantasized about throwing Jewish children out of an airplane mid-flight, sparked outrage across Europe. The grotesque message stayed online for nearly three weeks before being deleted under public pressure.

Calling for the Erasure of Israel

Just days later, the same account reposted another statement endorsing the “abolition of the Jewish state” and a program of ethnic cleansing. Incredibly, the youth wing declared it “formally supports this initiative.” That tweet, too, was eventually deleted.

German prosecutors have since confirmed that the tweets are under criminal review for potential incitement and antisemitism. One individual linked to the posts has reportedly been suspended, but the damage is done.

The Rosa Luxemburg Connection

The scandal becomes even darker when tracing the money trail. For more than a decade, the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung - the international foundation tied directly to Die Linke - has poured millions of euros into Israel through its Tel Aviv branch on Rothschild Boulevard.

According to NGO Monitor, the foundation has funded a wide range of far-left NGOs in Israel, including:

Many of these organizations have been criticized for anti-Israel messaging, demonization of the IDF, and promoting international pressure campaigns against Israel.

Importing Antisemitism Through “Progressive” Money

The juxtaposition is stark: in Germany, Die Linke’s affiliates openly mock Jewish children and endorse the elimination of Israel. In Israel, their foundation funds local NGOs that push narratives hostile to the Jewish state - all under the guise of “human rights” and “social justice.”

This is not simply hypocrisy. It is the importation of foreign antisemitism into Israel’s civic space, subsidized by a European political party with a long record of hostility toward Jewish sovereignty.

The Urgent Need for Oversight

Foreign-funded NGOs have long been a contentious issue in Israel. This scandal underscores why: money from abroad is not neutral. It carries ideology, political pressure, and in this case, naked antisemitism.

The Israeli public deserves full transparency regarding the foreign financing of political activism. And Germany, which bears unique responsibility for Jewish safety after the Holocaust, must ensure that its tax-funded institutions are not weaponized against Jews and Israel.

Bottom line: Die Linke cannot hide behind denials and technicalities. When its youth movement dreams of Jewish children falling from the sky - and its foundation bankrolls NGOs inside Israel - the line between “progressivism” and antisemitism has been crossed.