Since 7 October 2023, Germany’s unabating support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza is mirrored by a sweeping crackdown on Palestine solidarity at home. This ranges from protest bans and police violence, to lawfare, smear campaigns, cultural de-platforming, workplace reprisals, and the instrumentalisation of migration and asylum law. The state has been aided by most of the media and even parts of the NGO system and the political left. Together, these measures illustrate the emergence of a repressive infrastructure in Germany, based on the intentional conflation of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, which criminalises almost any effective form of solidarity with Palestine and threatens broader civil liberties.
Finance
The Markup: Secretive Algorithm Will Now Determine Uber Driver Pay in Many US Cities
The company has long used ride time and mileage to decide driver pay but is now turning to an opaque calculation called “Upfront Fares” Read Here
Climate Crisis
Reuters: European Investment Bank postpones decision on fossil fuel lending
Why does the EU have to support Germany’s natural gas industry? Once again the “Environment Chancellor”, Angela Merkel, has only one goal: increasing profits for corporations. Read here
Climate Crisis
DeStatis – German Electricity Production: coal increased, accounting for a third, wind power for a quarter
Coal remained the main energy source in electricity production in Germany in 2022: 8.4% more coal-generated electricity fed into the grid than in 2021 Photovoltaics provided almost as much electricity as natural gas: electricity production […]
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