Authorities in the northern Germany city of Braunschweig moved on Monday night to prevent a BDS group from holding a demonstration outside a former synagogue under the banner “Stop Zionism!”
The demonstration was promoted on social media by the far-left party Die Linke, which told supporters to gather on the corner of Steinstrasse and Alte Kniehauerstrasse, near a plaque that commemorates the synagogue built there in 1875. The time to assemble was given as 7:33-7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, with each of the 12 minutes representing one of the palestinians killed in the past week.
Several politicians called for an outright ban on the demonstration, which urged “Free Palestine” alongside other anti-Zionist and traditionally antisemitic slogans.
“Disgusting and repulsive!” tweeted Christos Pantazis, a state representative of the center-right CDU party. “With this targeted provocation, this micro-party reveals its unconstitutional sentiments and should be forbidden.”
At a meeting on Monday night, city administrators in Braunschweig decided to ban the BDS group from demonstrating “at that time and place.”
However, permission was given for a gathering elsewhere in the city at 8 p.m., with the conditions that no torches were allowed and coronavirus distancing protocols had to be observed.
Now I have a confession to make. I amended the above. Here is the actual report:
Authorities in the northern Germany city of Braunschweig moved on Monday night to prevent a neo-Nazi group from holding a demonstration outside a former synagogue under the banner “Stop Zionism!”
The demonstration was promoted on social media by the far-right party Die Rechte, which told supporters to gather on the corner of Steinstrasse and Alte Kniehauerstrasse, near a plaque that commemorates the synagogue built there in 1875. The time to assemble was given as 7:33-7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, with each of the 12 minutes representing one of the years that the Third Reich existed.
Several politicians called for an outright ban on the demonstration, which urged “Free Palestine” alongside other anti-Zionist and traditionally antisemitic slogans.
“Disgusting and repulsive!” tweeted Christos Pantazis, a state representative of the center-left SPD party. “With this targeted provocation, this micro-party reveals its unconstitutional sentiments and should be forbidden.”
At a meeting on Monday night, city administrators in Braunschweig decided to ban the neo-Nazis from demonstrating “at that time and place.”
However, permission was given for a gathering elsewhere in the city at 8 p.m., with the conditions that no torches were allowed and coronavirus distancing protocols had to be observed.
Although the first version is not what happened, it is the kind of thing happening all over the globe. And when it does, the Left not only does not condemn it (like they did in this case with the neo Nazis), but they justify it, saying “criticism of Israel is not antisemitic” (which no-one said. Ever).
It is this kind of thing that the IHRA working definition of antisemitism contemplates, and which the Israel-haters of the Left oppose. It is the definition this infamous panel will no doubt condemn during their discussion on “dismantling antisemitism.”
A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
