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.

    • Sumpfkraut@kbin.social
      221·
      8 months ago

      Both the wording of the rule and the use of the rule was very clear that this was about all criticism of Israel unless it’s “criticism” like “Israel doesn’t do enough to protect itself”.

      That “guideline” is hate-speech and genocide-apologism in it’s most cynical form because it is disguised as anti-discrimination. The people who proposed and implemented it should be ostracized.

    • iain@feddit.nlEnglish
      82·
      8 months ago

      Being anti-colonialist is forbidden? Is it antisemitism because this time the colonizers claim to do it in the name of Judaism?