Strike Germany
Strike Germany is a multinational boycott initiative from artists/cultural workers that started (in public) in January 2024 and calls "for international cultural workers to strike from German cultural institutions"[1] due to the perception of (profound) difficulties to voice solidarity with the Palestinian cause in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in the public discourse in Germany. The call has been signed in January 2024 by Annie Ernaux, Yasmine Hamdan, Indya Moore and several hundred artists/cultural workers.[2][3][4]
Self-proclaimed positions
According to the webpage of the initiative, Strike Germany
- "is a call for international cultural workers to strike from German cultural institutions. It is a call to refuse German cultural institutions' use of McCarthyist policies that suppress freedom of expression, specifically expressions of solidarity with Palestine.
- "withholds labour and presence from German cultural institutions. Until the demands below are met, participation will be withdrawn from festivals, panels, and exhibitions.
- "upholds a commitment to liberationist struggle and against Germany's embargo on internationalist solidarity"[1]
Background
Since October 2023 multiple cultural events and prize ceremonies have also been cancelled after participants expressed views considered too anti-Israel.[5]
Part of the background to these measures by the German authorities dates back to 2019, when the Bundestag unequivocally condemned the BDS movement in its resolution BDS-Bewegung entschlossen entgegentreten – Antisemitismus bekämpfen where it is stated: "The pattern of argument and methods of the BDS movement are anti-Semitic".[6] And although lawsuits against individual administrative decisions influenced by the resolution have been successful, lawsuits against the resolution (with its factual attribution) itself have so far been unsuccessful.[7]
Another part of the background is that immediately after the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel there were manifestations by several members of the extremist Samidoun group in the Berlin suburb Neukölln that handed out candies, and later a pro-Palestinian violent demonstration with up to 65 participants.[8] The influential German tabloid newspaper Bild titled: "In the middle of Berlin-Neukölln: terror supporters cheer the murders in Israel".[9] In the following days there were multiple violent riots in Neukölln.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 strikegermany.org (webpage retrieved 3 March 2024)
- ↑ ""Strike Germany": Worum geht es bei dem Boykott-Aufruf?". www.ndr.de. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
"Strike Germany" ist ein Aufruf zum Boykott von Veranstaltungen deutscher Kultureinrichtungen.
Unknown parameter|trans-quote=ignored (help) - ↑ "„Strike Germany": Was hinter dem Aufruf zum Boykott deutscher Kultureinrichtungen steckt". www.deutschlandfunk.de. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "Hundreds of Artists Say They Won't Show at German Institutions with 'McCarthyist Policies' on Palestine". www.artnews.com. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "German cultural events axed as Gaza war tensions spike". www.france24.com. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "Lawmakers condemn 'anti-Semitic' BDS movement". www.dw.com. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "Israel-Boykott-Bewegung BDS scheitert erneut mit Klage gegen Bundestagsbeschluss" [Israel boycott movement BDS fails again with lawsuit against Bundestag resolution]. rsw.beck.de. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "Polizei ermittelt wegen pro-palästinensischer Feiern in Neukölln". www.rbb24.de. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "Mitten in Berlin-Neukölln: Terror-Anhänger bejubeln die Morde in Israel". www.bild.de. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "„Neukölln zu Gaza machen": 194 Festnahmen und stundenlange Ausschreitungen bei Berliner Palästina-Demo" ["Turn Neukölln into Gaza": 194 arrests and hours of rioting at Berlin Palestine demo]. www.tagesspiegel.de. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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