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Elif Eralp: Berlin's potential next mayor caught in dispute over private interview remarks

A German news magazine's decision to publish private interview notes has sparked a controversy surrounding Berlin's potential next mayor.

On Thursday, Der Spiegel published internal comments on an interview by Elif Eralp, who led the socialist Left Party (Die Linke) to victory in September's state election. Her office had accidentally included the remarks while approving an interview for publication.

In the notes, Eralp expressed fears for her family's safety if she publicly named Ibrahim Ibrahim, a pro-Palestinian activist who is reported to have links to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which the EU designates a terrorist organization.…