Berlin police raided and cut off electricity to the Palestinian Congress conference before banning the three-day event. Organizers say Germany’s antidemocratic authoritarian response to Palestine activism is growing by the day.
The Middle East Union festival is a literary festival that includes musical and queer performances, readings, live panels, and online discussions, held in Berlin from August 12 to 15.
Who is allowed to discuss the Jewish narrative of Zionism in Berlin? Apparently, not Israelis as Germany tests its first case of a new anti-BDS law, surprisingly targeting a group of Israeli artists.
Two Israelis and one Palestinian are on trial for counts of trespassing and assault for disrupting an event with Knesset member Aliza Lavie who spoke at Humboldt University in Berlin in June 2017.
Rasmea Odeh dramatically had her visa revoked in Germany after pressure from the Israeli government grew to cancel her participation in a Berlin event on International Women’s Day. Her would be co-panelist, Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour explains how the events unfolded,”I was also supposed to read some of my poems. When I arrived at the event hall, I was surprised by something else. The venue was vandalized with graffiti.”