Defendant is accused of ‘condoning the assault by Hamas’ by using slogan during protest
A Berlin court is expected to rule on the case of a pro-Palestinian activist who called out the divisive slogan “from the river to the sea” at a rally, in what supporters say is an important test case for Germany.
The trial before a district court of a German woman with Iranian heritage, identified only as Ava M, is one of several since the 7 October Hamas attacks in Israel and the destruction of Gaza that have examined Germany’s limits on free speech.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Defendant is accused of ‘condoning the assault by Hamas’ by using slogan during protestA Berlin court is expected to rule on the case of a pro-Palestinian activist who called out the divisive slogan “from the river to the sea” at a rally, in what supporters say is an important test case for Germany.The trial before a district court of a German woman with Iranian heritage, identified only as Ava M, is one of several since the 7 October Hamas attacks in Israel and the destruction of Gaza that have examined Germany’s limits on free speech. Continue reading…
