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Germany’s antisemitism czar says slogans like ‘From the river to the sea’ should be illegal

JL;DR SUMMARY Felix Klein, Germany's Antisemitism Commissioner, has proposed legislation to criminalize pro-Palestinian slogans like "From the river to the sea," arguing they pose a threat to Israel and, by extension, are antisemitic. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustJewish IdentityGermanyAnti ZionismFreedom Of SpeechNational IdentityFelix KleinPro Palestinian Slogans

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Berlin, Germany
"Felix Klein speaks during a press conference in Berlin, Nov. 8, 2022."
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"Jewish leaders such as Charlotte Knobloch, a Holocaust survivor and president of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, have argued that anger toward Israel created a pretext for antisemitism."
Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
"A shop in Flensburg, which posted a sign saying Jews are banned here, is vulnerable to German anti-discrimination law."
Fürth, Bavaria, Germany
"Not so for the restaurant in Frth whose sign read, We no longer accept Israelis in our establishment, according to anti-discrimination commissioner Ferda Ataman, who said the law does not apply to discrimination on the basis of nationality."
Israel
"Felix Kleins initiative would ban chants that could be interpreted as calling for Israels destruction."
Palestinian Territories
"The war triggered a sharp rise in antisemitic and Isalmophobic incidents across the country."

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