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#standwithisrael

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Besonders berührend fand ich eine Installation aus Videos einer Vielzahl von verschiedenen jüdischen Menschen, die jetzt in Deutschland leben, teils andere Muttersprachen sprechen, konvertiert sind, religös oder nicht religiös sind, als Kind den Holocaust erlebt haben, zugewandert sind.

"Mesubin" - die Versammelten - der Regisseurin Yael Reuveny.

Wir schulden ihnen allen Sicherheit, Solidarität und Anteilnahme.

#niewiederistjetzt #GegenjedenAntisemtismus #StandwithIsrael
#antisemitism

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"Spreading fear and silencing
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"As it silences and threatens to sanction any dissent against Israel, its apartheid system, and its crimes against humanity as antisemitic, it is obvious that the government and parliament intend to spread fear of being branded antisemitic, being criminalised and persecuted for expressing your opinion as a basic individual citizenship right.
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"From the very beginning of Zionism in the late 19th century, #Germany has joyfully and wholeheartedly embraced what Theodor Herzl offered to the “West”.

"By demanding support for the Zionist movement from European powers, he submitted the offer that in Palestine the Zionists would “form a portion of the rampart of Europe against Asia, an outpost of #civilisation as opposed to barbarism”.

"God’s chosen people": middleeasteye.net/opinion/germ

Middle East EyeThis is not Holocaust guilt - it's entrenched German racist superiorityWith the idea of the racist civilisation-barbarism divide so embedded in Germany, it is no surprise its parliament has sided with Israel's genocidal Zionists against the Palestinians
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The German state has bound its own re-birth into the “realm of civilized nations” through a particular protective relationship with the figure of the Jew, where (always Jewish) Israelis are a prime embodiment of Jewish life.

"As long as the figure of the Jew remains a medium through which German post-unification identity is articulated and experienced, the performance of Jewish collective difference and political agency will be exclusively relegated to the State of Israel. The figure of the Palestinian, as well as Palestinians’ political subjecthood and demands for equality will, in turn, be addressed as either an annoyance to be ignored or a threat to be criminalized—rather than as a crucial prism through which the multiple layers of legitimatized moral violence in Germany have to be recognized."

Hannah Tzuberi & Nahed Samour in 2022: contendingmodernities.nd.edu/t

Contending Modernities · The German State and the Creation of Un/Desired Communities | Contending ModernitiesThe birth of a morally “improved” German collective necessitates the memory of the Holocaust to remain in vivid proximity, but also requires a sense of perpetual vulnerability of Jews in the present and future.

@immibis
The article at top of this thread lists many examples of silencing by @germany

Your recollection may hint at an earlier incident:
#Oyoun, a migrant-led cultural center, refused to give in to political pressure and cancel the 20-year anniversary event of the Jewish anti-Zionist group Jüdische Stimme in November 2023. #Berlin’s Culture Minister #JoeChialo ended the center’s contract with the city government, effectively shuttering Oyoun.

They announced: “This decision feels like more than just a closure; it resembles the setting of a precedent that all state-funded institutions may now fear. The implications are far-reaching, impacting the very essence of artistic freedom and expression.”

the-berliner.com/english-news-

The Berliner · Oyoun cultural centre to close after Berlin cuts funding - The BerlinerLeft-wing Neukölln institution Oyoun has had its funding withdrawn by the Berlin Senate for its stance on Israel.
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Never again is for anyone 🧵

"Renowned Jewish American photographer Nan Goldin used the opening of her retrospective exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin to denounce Israel’s genocide and call for global action."

In her speech, Goldin criticized Germany for conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, stating that the government is using this false equivalency to suppress dissent.

“This is not just an Israeli war. It’s also an American war.” She pointed to the billions in US military aid to Israel and corporate profits tied to the genocide.

qudsnen.co/what-have-you-learn

Renowned Jewish American photographer Nan Goldin used the opening of her retrospective exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin to denounce Israel’s genocide and call for a global action.
Quds News Network · “What Have You Learned, Germany? Nothing!”: Nan Goldin’s Fiery Speech Shakes Berlin Art SceneBy editor qudsnen
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Artist and writer James Bridle was unanimously awarded the biennial Architectural Theory Prize by the Schelling Architecture Foundation in June this year for their “outstanding contributions to architectural theory”.

But on Sunday, ahead of the awards ceremony scheduled for today, Bridle was informed the foundation’s committee would not award them with the prize because they had co-signed a call for a boycott of Israeli cultural institutions.

Euronews: euronews.com/culture/2024/11/1