“Toiletgate” and the German Left’s Civil War over Anti-Semitism

Last week, two anti-Israel activists chased the chairman of the German Left party down a corridor of the Reichstag building and into a bathroom, where the harried parliamentarian locked himself in a stall until his pursuers left. The incident brought to a head a growing conflict between those in Germany’s largest opposition party who are willing to condemn anti-Semitism and those who support the destruction of Israel. Benjamin Weinthal explains: