We are deeply concerned about reports of police intervention at #PalestineCongress & that invited speaker Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta was denied entry to #Germany .

These serious risks to freedom of expression & discrimination must urgently be investigated by German authorities.

The deafening silence of AI industry and policy crowd 👇

New Interview: I talked to the journalist Yuval Abraham about his investigations into AI-backed targeting systems being used in Gaza, how Israel’s command structure makes decisions, & the controversy surrounding him being accused of antisemitism in Berlin. newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/i…

Remind me, who bombed who’s consulate?

The wrong lesson from the Holocaust: the German government deports a leading war surgeon who was elected as Rector of the University of Glasgow this month to prevent him from describing in Berlin the atrocities he witnessed while serving in Gaza.
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Eight top Austrian diplomats signed an open letter calling on their government to change course on Israel and Gaza.

Austria has been one of the staunchest backers of Israel's Gaza war.

This follows dissent by civil servants in the US, EU, Netherlands, Germany...

In our new report, ‘Stopping Famine in Gaza’, we provide granular data through mapping and satellite imagery on the extent of the damage and destruction and the severity of the food insecurity crisis.

Our key findings: 1/9
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NEW INVESTIGATION: We looked into the tragedy on February 29 when over a hundred died while awaiting aid in northern Gaza. We found evidence that casts doubt on the IDF’s version of events. 1/5

Zahid Mahmood Gianluca Mezzofiore Eliza Mackintosh Ibrahim Dahman

edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/mid…

Jon Stewart checks in on the war in Gaza and examines how America's 'values' stack up against its support of Israel

#ICJ : #Germany claims it supplies arms to #Israel 'on the basis of detailed scrutiny ... that far exceeds the requirements of int'l law ... subject to a continuous evaluation of the situation on the ground'

Either that's a lie, or that evaluation is deeply distorted. 🧵👇🏽...

Germany’s (academic) self-provincialisation continues and prompts international consternation. The latest example, this letter by the president of The New School, reacting to philosopher Nancy Fraser’s disinvitation by the University of Cologne.

When the German politicians’ dogmatic invocation of German Staatsräson gets challenged by German Staatsbeamten invoking German constitution.
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German civil servants: 'In view of Germany's historical responsibility (...), we see it as the duty of the German government to (...) immediately end its one-sided support for Israel, which is contrary to international law. (...) 'Never again' is NOW.'

Germany’s ability to learn from history never ceases to impress

Germans calling Palestinians 'the descendants of Jew gassers' is probably the most extreme case of projection I've ever seen.

'According to an NBC News analysis of more than 60 videos and photos, and interviews with university administrators, professors, students and experts, at least 5 of Gaza’s 7 major universities have been destroyed or partially damaged since Israel launched its offensive.'

The effects of the Gaza war are continuing to spill over into countries across the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.
👉Our update following Israel's strike against the Iranian consulate in Damascus. ecfr.eu/special/the-ga… with Julien Barnes-Dacey and Dr. Cinzia Bianco