Germany
Occupy Against the Occupation: Protest Camp in Front of Germany’s Parliament
Since Monday, April 8, pro-Palestinian activists have been braving Germany's bleak climate — both meteorological and political — to protest the Israeli genocide in Gaza, and the unconditional German support for it.
Erik de Jong
April 20, 2024Thousands of Police Deployed to Shut Down Congress on Palestine in Berlin
This weekend, a Palestine Congress was supposed to take place in the German capital. But 2,500 police were mobilized and shut down the event before the first speech could be held. Multiple Jewish comrades were arrested.
Nathaniel Flakin
April 12, 2024Fired by a German University for Solidarity with Palestine — Interview with Nancy Fraser
The University of Cologne canceled a guest professorship with the philosophy professor from The New School. In this interview, she speaks about Germany dividing between "Good Jews" and "Bad Jews," her politicization in the civil rights movement, and her time in an Israeli kibbutz.
Nathaniel Flakin
April 10, 2024Berlin’s Mayor Loves Antisemites
Kai Wegner denounces the “antisemitism” of left-wing Jews — while he embraces the most high-profile antisemitic conspiracy theorist in the world.
Nathaniel Flakin
March 22, 2024A Left-Wing Bar Needs to Be Open to Everyone, Including Palestinians
Syndikat, an anarchist bar in Berlin's Neukölln district, has said that Palestinian groups aren't welcome. As leftists who meet up at Syndikat, we think the bar should work like any other left-wing space internationally.
Nathaniel Flakin
March 20, 2024Berlinale: Filmmakers Say What the Rest of the World is Saying
At the Berlinale film festival, Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers called for equality and peace. German politicians want to ban such hateful talk.
Nathaniel Flakin
February 28, 2024“Antideutsche”: The Aberration of Germany’s Pro-Zionist Left
As Germany persists in its unwavering support of Israel and the total denial of its genocide, the German Left is conflicted over the issue. While leftists all over the world are showing solidarity with Palestine, a segment of the German Left is historically pro-Zionist. How did this movement, the so-called Antideutsche (Anti-Germans) come to be?
Seb Zürcher
February 21, 2024Why German Media are Lying About the Palestine Solidarity Movement at the Free University of Berlin
A rally in front of the Free University of Berlin had as many journalists as demonstrators. This is yet another example of the international campaign to defame all protests against Israel's genocidal military campaign.
Nathaniel Flakin
February 16, 2024Protests in Germany: “The Whole Regime Is Shifting to the Right”
In Germany, over 1.4 million people took to the streets to protest the Far Right this weekend. Left Voice interviewed Inés Heider, a social worker in Germany and activist of Klasse Gegen Klasse, our sister organization in Germany, about the mobilizations in recent days and the current political dynamics in Germany.
Inés In
January 25, 2024The German Government Is Paving the Way for the Far Right
Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating against the AfD. But the government of Olaf Scholz is already implementing many of the AfD’s policies.
Nathaniel Flakin
January 19, 2024