Tag: BDS
-
Student representation at Berlin’s private Hertie School narrowly voted out of office – but BDS resolution remains in force
At the Hertie School in Berlin, students have forced their representation out of office. The trigger was a resolution supporting the non-violent Israel boycott campaign BDS. New elections are to be held as early as March. With a narrow majority…
-
Berlin Hertie student council backs BDS boycott campaign – private foundation board threatens consequences
The student council of the Hertie School has – uniquely in Germany – sided with the BDS campaign. Another student union therefore sees antisemites in the next “generation of leaders”. Financial backers are outraged. The student council of the private…
-
More Israel in German schools and universities: Parties plan another motion against anti-Semitism
Four parties want to table another motion in the Bundestag to combat anti-Semitism, this time in the field of education. Academics warn against an ‘attitude test’. Last week, the German Bundestag passed a controversial anti-Semitism resolution, which also contains demands…
-
Apartheid claim still considered anti-Semitic in Germany, Pride stickers as “offending behaviour” against Israel
The highest international court has found Israel to be in violation of the UN Convention on Racial Discrimination and Apartheid. The German organisation RIAS and the Berlin Register do not draw any conclusions from this. In an unprecedented opinion on…