Historiker zum Nahost-Konflikt | Mendel: Deutschland soll Palästina anerkennen (Interview | ZDF, 2024-05-24)
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“Der Historiker Meron Mendel spricht sich für die Anerkennung Palästinas aus. Deutschland solle dem Beispiel aus Spanien, Irland und Norwegen folgen…”
Dr. Meron Mendel, an Israeli-German historian and the director of the Anne Frank Educational Centre (Bildungsstätte Anne Frank) in Frankfurt, embraces the recent move of recognizing Palestine State by Spain, Ireland &c. and recommends the German government to follow.
Heftige Diskussionen um Pro-Palästina-Camp in Frankfurt (Tagesschau, 2024-05-23)
Pro-Palestine encampment in Goethe-University (#Frankfurt) continues, for the time-being, as the Administrative Court ruled it not to be banned.
The report tells that all the residents in the student-dormitories (one Catholic and one Evangelical/Protestant) received a postal instruction from the landlord forbidding any visitors out of the encampment in their dorm. And that on Sunday, namely a day before the protest camp was to start.
A small comfort is, at least one student resident was upset by such an attempt to violate personal rights.
Pro-Palästina-Schülerstreik in Neukölln
: Jung-Kommunisten in der Sonnenallee | Ein Kommunistischer Jugendbund und die Migrantifa demonstrieren für Palästina. An der Humboldt-Universität kommt es erneut zu Besetzungen.（taz, 2024-05-22）
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Though in a small number, the students of Ernst-Abbe-Gymnasium in Neukölln (#Berlin) dared to take action “School strike for Palestine”, with Kuffiye & music & marching through #Sonnenalee.
… Also a renewed occupation in Uni Humboldt is reported. #Germany
Sieben Festnahmen in Protestcamp an Uni Frankfurt (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 2024-05-21)
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Pro-Palestine camp in U of #Frankfurt, began Monday, and on the second day already seven protesters are reported to be arrested bc of some “hate-inciting” 😩 posters.
'Our Blood Is Only Good for Wars': Fighting in Gaza, Ethiopian Israelis Feel Equal. Back Home, That Feeling Is Shattered
(Haaretz, 2024-05-18)
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“A disproportionately high number of Israeli soldiers serving and dying in Gaza are of #Ethiopian descent. Some feel that the war has become a sort of entry ticket into Israeli society – but at what price?”
A subscriber-only article, but headline tells enough.
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Israeli communications minister orders return of seized camera equipment to AP (AP News, 2024-05-21)
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“Israel’s communications minister ordered the government to return a camera and broadcasting equipment it had seized from the The Associated Press, reversing course hours after blocking the news organization’s live video of Gaza.
“The government seized the AP equipment from a location in southern Israel after accusing it of violating a new media law by providing images to the satellite channel Al Jazeera.”
UK’s Karim Khan elected next ICC prosecutor, will replace controversial Bensouda (Times of Israel, 2021-01-13)
In 2021:
"Israel’s Kan public broadcaster reported that Israeli officials supported Khan’s candidacy behind the scenes, and consider him a pragmatist who shies away from politicization." 👀
Itamar Ben-Gvir rages at Israel's police chief for protecting Gaza aid convoys (Haaretz, 2024-05-20)
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“Sources say that Israel's national security minister was surprised by the large number of police officers at a West Bank checkpoint, and raged at the police commissioner two days later because special units were assigned to safeguard Gaza aid convoys”
… No matter how “large” the numbers really are, I sincerely wish those police officers all the best. 🖖
Israel’s Priority Is Killing Gazans, Not Freeing Hostages (Stephen Semler | Jacobin, 2024-05-18)
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ICYMI:
“After Netanyahu’s rejection of the latest proposal, it’s clearer than ever that Israel’s war isn’t and never was about the #hostages. Biden’s continued support for Israel demonstrates that the hostages aren’t a priority for the United States, either.”
“… Hamas has repeatedly offered to release the hostages in exchange for a cease-fire and Palestinian prisoners, including as early as October 7 and October 9. Family members of the Israeli hostages have repeatedly urged their government to accept those offers, but Israeli leaders always rebuffed them…”