DEMONSTRATIONS were held in Berlin on Saturday after authorities ordered a prominent Palestinian activist to cease all political activities and leave the country, cancelling her visa.
Rasmea Odeh had been due to speak at a cultural centre in the German capital, however the event was cancelled after pressure from Israel, the US and organisations including the far-right AfD.
They objected to her presence due to her conviction for life in prison for her role in a 1969 supermarket bombing in which two students, Leon Kanner and Eddie Joffe, were killed.
After NGOs and the EU, UN condemns Germany’s crackdown on Palestine Solidarity, writes LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on evidence of a pattern of violence and hatred targeting Arabs and Muslims, two communities that have a large population in Birmingham — overturning the ban was tacit acceptance of the genocidal ideology the fans espouse, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The decision highlights the tension between freedom of expression and the state’s role in shaping historical memory at former concentration camps, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
A judge in a German court ruled that the ban activity imposed on renowned Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI


