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I’m pretty sure this article is one big lie,

the school soon faced political pressure from Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor

This sounds like complete bullshit, the Israeli ambassador has zero power over a school, and outside interference would be regarded as intolerable.

and Berlin’s conservative mayor Kai Wegner, who demanded that its leadership “cancel the event

This does not sound right at all, this would be a major attack on freedom of speech, which is protected in Germany not only by German law but also by EU requirement to observe human rights.

The university then did call off the talk, vaguely citing “security concerns.”

There is no way a school would just give in to such pressure. If true this would be a huge scandal in Germany.

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chobeat@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
You might have missed a lot of news about Germany. They passed a new law that suspends freedom of speech when it’s against Israel. www.dw.com/en/…/a-70715643

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- barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  You might have missed in your study of law and the news that what passed is not a law, but merely a resolution. It’s the equivalent of a press release.
  
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- Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I admit that is very bad, but I doubt you can’t criticize Israels war crimes and oppression and illegal settlements in Gaza.
  
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  - chobeat@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Many of my direct friends lost their job for doing it. Look up “exposing Zalando”.
    
    Here in Berlin it’s a regular occurrence that any exhibition, cultural or political event criticizing Israel receives at the very list a threatening call and a visit from the police. Sometimes it escalates into vandalism or violence, sometimes with getting raided by the police, sometimes with defunding if it’s a public thing.
    
    If they silenced Albanese and banned Varoufakis, they can silence anybody.
    
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  - IndustryStandard@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    www.npr.org/…/germany-deportation-protesters
    
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    Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    “masked individuals” entered a university building and caused "property damage
    
    www.washingtonpost.com/…/eu-israel-gaza-war/
    
    BRUSSELS — A rare rebuke of Israel by Germany this week underscored Europe’s growing willingness to pressure the Netanyahu government over its siege and bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which is testing the tolerance of some of Israel’s staunchest allies.
    
    www.dw.com/en/…/a-72691002
    
    Germany’s tone with Israel is getting harsher
    
    Obviously it’s not illegal to criticize Israel.
    
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  - rumimevlevi@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    You can’t critisize the ideology that caused the conflict, you can’t promote boycotting, you can’t acknowledge thr colonized right to armed resistance
    
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- EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Israel lost the PR war. They need to accept this and just move the fuck on rather than continuing to dig in their heels. Defending genocide and trying to suppress opposition is a really bad look.
  
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