Category: Columns

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Germany and Israel: from historical responsibility to criminal complicity

Posted on | AURDIP

Germany, which brandishes the « Staatsräson » (raison d’état) as the absolute justification for its support of Israel, hijacks the memory of the Holocaust to cover up the genocide in Gaza. This posture is accompanied by a fierce McCarthyism against any dissenting voice, equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. This AURDIP report examines the mechanisms of this drift, its consequences and the rare attempts at resistance.

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The Israeli government is trying to destroy human rights organizations

Posted on | B'Tselem

Israel continues to perpetrate crimes, flouting every law, norm and moral principle. Now, it is seeking to hide its crimes and silence those who document and report them. We will continue our work to resist the occupation and apartheid and champion a future of freedom, equality and full human rights for everyone between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

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BRISMES’ letter Regarding the Free University of Berlin’s Cancellation of the Lectures by Francesca Albanese and Prof. Eyal Weizman

Posted on | BRISMES

The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) strongly condemns the Free University of Berlin’s cancellation of lectures by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and Prof. Eyal Weizman, highlighting it as an act of political censorship and a violation of academic freedom. BRISMES criticizes the misuse of the IHRA definition of antisemitism to silence criticism of Israel and calls for a public apology, a reaffirmation of academic freedom, and the rejection of the IHRA definition. The letter underscores the need to protect open discourse and resist political interference in universities.