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A Berlin district council cracks down on queer-feminist association Frieda, citing Israel's 'right to self-defence'

Slavoj Žižek worries that the double standards applied on Israel’s behalf will lead to an anti-Semitic backlash.

For months, were witnessing how the German government does everything it can to silence us, Udi Raz tells Anadolu

The draft Higher Education Act presented by the Berlin Senate is intended to enable university administrations to de-register students for “criminal offences” such as unauthorised lecture hall occupations, expressing prohibited slogans and other forms of protest.

80 years after the end of the Nazi dictatorship, the ruling class in Germany is dispensing with its democratic mask. The suppression of the Palestine Congress in Berlin is reminiscent of the darkest times in German history.

Berlin resident Udi Raz, who is Israeli, helped organise a conference shut down by German police. He has lost his job for referring to Israeli 'apartheid' and been branded an antisemite

German authorities have arrested Jewish activist Udi Raz for organizing pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the country. 



For weeks, the German media and establishment politicians have been running a campaign against anti-war students and activists at universities. This reached a new level on February 19 when the Berlin state executive announced it would tighten the Higher Education Act to prevent students from graduating in “certain cases.”

A few weeks ago, the Jewish Museum in Berlin sacked Udi Raz, one of its guides, for speaking the truth about the state of Israel and calling it an apartheid state during her guided tours. The WSWS spoke with Udi Raz about the background to his sacking.

The country’s authorities have banned many protests in the name of fighting antisemitism. Critics say such restrictions are discriminatory.