A controversial rule restricting speech about Israel was dropped after artists abandoned festival lineups in Germany’s techno mecca.

A controversial rule restricting speech about Israel was dropped after artists abandoned festival lineups in Germany’s techno mecca.

  • Maeve@kbin.social
    51·
    10 months ago

    Arguing what was left of Palestine before the Six Days War has the right to exist without occupation, homes and crops seized and burnt, being bombed relentlessly, being kidnapped, held and tortured is in no way arguing Israel has no right to exist.

    • sqgl@beehaw.orgEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      And Palestinians exercised that right by doing what? Killing Israeli citizens?

      Imagine if Hamas spent aid money on developing Gaza instead.

      • Maeve@kbin.social
        2·
        10 months ago

        Stop justifying genocide. This is a repetitively grossly disproportionate retaliation, gaslighting to hide genocide. Period. Hasbara/IDF are fascist apologists, full stop. “Never again” applies to all or none.

        • sqgl@beehaw.orgEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          No need to move the goal post; am not a fan of Bibi either. Hamas certainly played into his hands. I don’t think he really cared about tripping hippies.

          I was addressing what you said.

          There is a tiresome campaign to try to not even mention October 7 even pretending Hamas didn’t do all the killing, as if the IDF also killed many of their own citizens on the day. Now that is gaslighting.