Earlier this month, the arts space hosted an event by local association Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East, which is affiliated with the BDS movement.
IIRC, advocating boycotts against Israel is a crime against the constitution in Germany, alongside displaying Nazi symbols, and is taken very seriously by the office for the protection of the constitution.
In 2019, the BDS movement—which, according to its website, "works to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians and pressure Israel to comply with international law"—was deemed antisemitic by the German Bundestag in a non-legally binding resolution. But last year, a Bundestag-commissioned report found that applying this "violates freedom of opinion" and is only applicable to a cultural institute if it's a "threat to the legal interests of others." In January 2022, a landmark case saw a federal court in Munich label an anti-BDS policy as "unconstitutional."
Speaking to Resident Advisor, Sbou said "it was absolutely necessary for people to come together." They said the event was "packed" with around 300 people, including Jews, Israelis, Palestinians and Germans, to observe the Jewish mourning ritual shiva "and unite through their collective grief." There was also a panel discussion, workshops, traditional Jewish and Yiddish music and an exhibition featuring Palestinian and Israeli artists.
"Why would the antisemites do this" - useful idiots for Bibi
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