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Apr 30, 2024 YANIS VAROUFAKIS Germany recently prohibited a Palestinian Congress from taking place in Berlin, arrested its Jewish supporters, and barred one of its organizers, Greece’s former finance minister, from entering the country. But the turn to repression is powerful evidence that the country’s pro-Israel political consensus is breaking down. ATHENS – Three weeks…

Yanis Varoufakis sees in his case an effort to enforce with repression a pro-Israel political consensus that is breaking down.

In Germany, phrases including ‘from the river to the sea’ are banned and police are arresting people for using them.

On Tuesday, a German Jewish group had its account frozen after the bank demanded a list of its members’ details, in what experts believe is a clear breach of EU law. James Jackson reports from Berlin.

"German authorities are using increasingly illiberal measures to curtail pro-Palestine activism. Under the guise of combatting Israel-related antisemitism, civic space for freedom of expression and assembly is shrinking."

Since the Hamas attacks on 7 October and the subsequent Israeli assault on Gaza, German authorities are using increasingly illiberal measures to curtail pro-Palestine activism

Since the October 7 attacks, the Israel-Palestine conflict has intensified online, revealing key insights for digital activists

The sacking of Udi Raz is yet another example of the systematic campaign by the German government, media and politicians, assisted by Israeli surrogates, directed against Jewish opponents of the genocidal policy in Gaza being carried out by the Netanyahu regime.