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.
EU politics
Guido Liguori: In Italy, a Once-Mighty Left Is Struggling to Make Its Mark
The left is almost irrelevant to the 25 September election in Italy – what went wrong? Read the article HERE
Austerity
Raoul Vaneigem – Concerning the “Yellow Jackets”: Everything is possible, even self – managing assemblies in the middle of street intersections, villages and neighborhoods
An interesting take on the Giletes Jaunes. Great read over the holidays. Raoul Vaneigem is a Belgian writer known for his 1967 book The Revolution of Everyday Life Read here
Environment
Grist: Rich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests
A watchdog group alleges “rampant” violations of international law. Read Here Photo: Dying Regime licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
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