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The dispute boils down to questions about whether some forms of anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian speech cross the line.

Protestors braved freezing temperatures on Jan. 13 to gather in Ziegler Park as part of the Solidarity Rally for Palestine demonstration, which was held as a sister protest for the pro-Palestine march happening in D.C. that same day. 

The university’s initial statements had acknowledged that there was in fact a war happening in the Middle East and that members of our community had families and friends who had been killed or were living in extreme danger. This latest statement, on the other hand, sought to ban the chanting of words in a time of war without mentioning the war itself.

Artists in Berlin say a new measure intended to combat antisemitism will hamper freedom of expression by witholding funding.

Following the January 4 implementation by Berlin culture senator Joe Chialo of a clause requiring artists applying for public funding to renounce “any form of anti-Semitism,” more than four thousand German cultural workers have signed an open letter calling for an international strike on the grounds that the clause chills free speech and punishes those who speak out on behalf of Palestinians.