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Germany's Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament, backed a bill to criminalize the denial of Israel's right to exist on Friday, a motion that constitutional experts said could jeopardize freedom of expression.

According to the bill, anyone denying Israel's right to exist or calling for its abolition would be punished with a prison sentence of up to five years under the regulation. The bill will be examined by the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, after its summer recess.

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[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 14 points 2 weeks ago

Never again, except this time.

[–] SomeRandomNoob@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I have no Problem with Israel's existence. I only have a problem with the current fascistoid government, which is committing genocide against the residents of Gaza.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Every single israaeli government are facist geno idal governments

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

zionism is literally the idea of a jewish ethnostate. Hear it from a zionist themself

Zionist simply means the right of the Jewish people to [...] have a state, where they are the majority and safe from persecution.

The majority of Jews worldwide and millions of others support the continued existence of Israel.

If you support a two state solution, you are a Zionist.

https://sh.itjust.works/comment/24970387

So yeah, if you don’t chant “death to israel” you’re a zionist, the zionists agree with us on this.

futher reading at:
https://decolonizepalestine.com/myth/netanyahu-is-the-problem/

[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Zionism is the idea that you can force the local people to allows you to create a state with ethenic cleansing

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Exactly and a lot of people think of ethnic cleansing as a final act that once done is done, but the damage is ongoing. They still are denying the people the right to return to their own homes. Netanyahu is not an aberration. Even if for some impossible reason they decided to leave the palestinians in the west bank and gaza in peace they still need to deny people entry to their homes in order to keep existing as an entity.

This is what ethnic cleansing looks like. This is what people who want Pissrael to keep existing support.

[–] notaviking@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah I think you are making a false comparison where anything less than wishing or chanting "death to israel" means you fully support zionism. There is a wide scasm and people doe not have to be pro death to Palestine or pro death to Israel. But those two camps need to be able to place people who do not share their extreme views into the other camp, there can be no compromise or alternative views only those two

What is your view? Do you wish for a two state solution, meaning that Israel continues to occupy palestinian land? Do you think this is a fair and just solution that will result in a lasting peace?

[–] Ophrys@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

German state doing german things

Verfickte Scheiße!

[–] Wobble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

How does this work with Anarchist thinking?