A resolution adopted by the Berlin regional branch of the Left Youth Solid, titled “Never Again Remain Silent on Genocide” has sparked discussion regarding the group’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The resolution, passed at a regional assembly on Saturday, acknowledges a perceived failure to adequately address what it describes as the “colonial and racist character” of the Israeli state.
According to excerpts published in “Welt” a German newspaper, the document criticizes a historical pattern of territorial expansion and displacement of inhabitants, extending to “crimes ranging from an apartheid system to the genocide in Gaza”. The resolution advocates for the liberation of Palestine as part of a broader revolutionary effort aimed at dismantling what it terms “imperialism” within the region.
Notably, the resolution does not explicitly mention Hamas, the group currently governing Gaza. Instead, it refers to “Palestinian and global resistance against colonialism, apartheid and genocide”. The adoption of the resolution highlights a continuing internal debate within left-leaning youth organizations regarding the framing and condemnation of actions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.