TalkingAboutPalestine

Talking about (the silencing of) Palestine Conference
16-17th of January 2025 in Frankfurt

[TalkingAboutPalestine @Pal_Con_Ffm]

📣ANNOUNCEMENT📣
Conference 16 - 17 January 2025 in Frankurt am Main
Talking about (the Silencing of) Palestine
On its Epistemological & Political Challenges

🔑Register here: https://t.co/XzRQfAdfAz

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[Palästina Kongress @wirklagenan]

Das Berliner Gericht hat heute entschieden: Die Auflösung sowie das Verbot des Palästina Kongresses waren rechtswidrig! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[Palästina Kongress @wirklagenan]

One year ago today, the #Palestine Congress in Berlin was stormed by police & banned by the state.

We continue to say: The German state is complicit in the genocide in #Gaza

🇵🇸 The #lawsuit against the unlawful storming & banning of the Palestine Congress is still ongoing.

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Danke an alle, die letzte Woche dabei waren✊

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The final panel of the Talking about (the Silencing of) Palestine Conference is live now! @hanna_pfeifer @ilyas_saliba

Watch here:
https://t.co/ih4mTpTiCi

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🔔Live Now:
Contextualizing Racism and Antisemitism

View here:
https://t.co/ih4mTpTiCi

With:
🎤 Prof. Dr. Fatima Al-Tayeb
🎤 Prof. Dr. Kolomba Beck
🎤 Wieland Hoban @JSNahost

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🔔Important The live stream link had an issue, please find the current live stream link here:

https://t.co/ih4mTpTiCi

[Dr Maryam Almohammad (مريم عزالدين المحمد) @Maryam_Culture]

How freedom of speech is criminalised in Germany:
1.“From the river to the sea” Controversy:
•people using the phrase “Palestine will be free from the river to the sea” has been criminalized in Germany when interpreted as a call for the destruction of Israel. Authorities and courts argue that it can be linked to anti-Semitism or incitement to violence.
•Supporters, however, emphasize that the phrase is a geographical reference and reflects a political aspiration tied to historical understanding and the desire for Palestinian sovereignty.
2.Use of Banned Symbols:
•Individuals have been charged for displaying symbols linked to groups deemed terrorist organizations in Germany, such as Hamas.
•Critics argue that such charges often target expressions of solidarity with Palestinians, raising concerns about overreach and the suppression of political speech.
3.Comparisons with the Holocaust:
•Comparing the situation in Gaza to the Holocaust has led to charges under German laws that protect the singularity of the Holocaust as an unparalleled genocide.
•Courts often view such comparisons as trivializing the Holocaust, equating it with far lesser atrocities. However, some lawyers have successfully argued that comparing two events does not necessarily minimize the gravity of either.
•In at least one case, judges were convinced that drawing parallels between Gaza and the Holocaust did not diminish the Holocaust’s historical significance.
4.Balancing Freedom of Expression and Historical Sensitivity:
•Germany’s legal framework reflects its commitment to combating anti-Semitism and safeguarding the memory of the Holocaust.
•Critics, including legal experts and human rights advocates, argue that applying these laws to penalize speech about Palestine suppresses legitimate political discourse and stifles debates on international human rights issues.
https://t.co/Od35OJ6t8b Precedents and Challenges:
•Cases where lawyers successfully defended individuals by framing their comparisons or statements as part of free expression could set important precedents. These decisions underscore the ongoing struggle to balance historical accountability with the protection of democratic freedoms.
6. Some cases were criminalised for posting videos of Hamas and were expelled from #Germany and denied citizenship.

The danger of silencing people prepares customs and prepares for the next genocide.

#Gaza #Palestine #Syria @Pal_Con_Ffm

[Dr Maryam Almohammad (مريم عزالدين المحمد) @Maryam_Culture]

How legal discourse in #Germany silences #Palestine? Unlike other European countries, Germany refuses to present its own assessment of the Israeli occupation and submit it to the ICJ. @Pal_Con_Ffm

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@torte81 🔔Important The live stream link had an issue, please find the current live stream link here:

https://t.co/Of9jLq5i5G

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🔔Important The live stream link had an issue, please find the current live stream link here:

https://t.co/Of9jLq5i5G

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To follow the live stream of the Talking about (the Silencing of) Palestine Conference for today, please click here:

https://t.co/Z9aeCRecy9

[Paul Dva #FromThe River2TheSea 💧🌊 @zoolooy]

The lecture by Hazem Jamjoum was simply an amazing source explaining the mendacious strategies the Zionists used both before/during/after the Nakba to colonize Palestine.
Really worth listening to the whole thing here:
https://t.co/PL0f1Lw3Ig
... and DONATE to @Pal_Con_Ffm !

[Dr Maryam Almohammad (مريم عزالدين المحمد) @Maryam_Culture]

Thanks for students and staff in #Frankfurt for organising the @Pal_Con_Ffm Talking about the Silencing of Palestine conference to discuss epistemic violence against academics and students voices supporting #Palestine. It is students movements who are empowering academic staff, like myself, by opening spaces for dialogue about peace and human rights and ending genocide. It is a shame that the University of Goethe cancelled the conference venue, instead of being proud of its students and staff for making Frankfurt a space for interdisciplinary and international debates. This is all from money raised by the students.

We discussed the status of academic freedom and knowledge production worldwide. We live in an age of knowledge production crisis. Universities in the West are no more spaces for knowledge production and freedom. They say if you want to learn about a nation’s value, look at how they treat their intellectuals. While academics in places like the UK are treated like cash machines, academics in Palestine are treated as ‘terrorist’ and legitimate targets by the Israeli colonial state. What ‘humans’ universities will produce in the future if they remain spaces of colonial legacy, elite domination and endorsement of human rights violations.

Drawing on Raphael Lemkin, we discussed social methods used in genocide attacking and assassinating intelligentsia including national leadership, medical staff and journalist. According to a UN report published in April 2024, Israel also committed scholasticide killing 100 professors, and injuring more than 8000 students and 800 teachers. Another 195 heritage sites, 227 mosques and three churches have been damaged or destroyed, including the Central Archives of #Gaza, containing 150 years of history.

I never drank Cola in my life, apart from this Palestine Cola. Thanks for the lovely gift.

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The Talking about (the Silencing of) #Palestine Conference in Frankfurt starts now!

Since we’re not allowed to hold the conference at University Frankfurt, the new venue is restricted in space &all in-person tickets are sold out.

Follow #livestream here:
https://t.co/kX0OgzFyao

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🚨 Final Panel Announcement!

How does silencing the discourse on #Palestine impact democracy? Join us as we discuss academic freedom, human rights & the role of the German state in shrinking spaces for criticism with @ilyas_saliba & more

📅 Date & Time: Friday 17th, 6-8 pm

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📢 Public Screening for the Conference

With limited seating at our new venue, we invite you to our Public Screening Locations!
📍WHEN: Jan. 16-17
📍WHERE:
1️⃣ Club Voltaire, Kleine Hochstraße 5, FFM
2️⃣ Schönstraße 28, FFM
3️⃣ Inbetween Collective, Frankfurter Straße 91, Offenbach

[TalkingAboutPalestine @Pal_Con_Ffm]

»Unis sind keine sterilen Orte fernab der #Gesellschaft«
Die Organisierenden der Frankfurter Konferenz »Talking about (the Silencing of) #Palestine« im Interview @ndaktuell

https://t.co/3Bc3glJOhV

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The Talking about (the Silencing of) Palestine Conference begins tomorrow!

Here we are presenting the last panel discussion

💻 Registration is still open for online participation only:
https://t.co/XzRQfAdNq7

🔔To donate click here:
https://t.co/NawpJS932q

[Baha Kirlidokme @bahakirlidokme]

EXCLUSIV

offenbar sollen pro israelische lobbyisten bereits am 18. dezember im senat der franfurter goethe uni aufgefordert haben die @Pal_Con_Ffm zu verhindern

präsident enrico schleiff soll die prüfung von maßnahmen versichert haben
https://t.co/j3HdJBCA10

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Read this amazing letter to the Goethe University by @HannaKienzler , @christinebinzel & Michael Barenboim

[Prof. Hanna Kienzler 🧡 🇵🇸 @HannaKienzler]

Goethe University Frankfurt blocks conference on "Talking about (the Silencing of) Palestine." This censorship undermines democracy & intellectual integrity. In our letter, @christinebinzel, Michael Barenboim & I demand an end to silencing critical discourse on #Palestine.