Tag: Gaza War
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Classical music for Gaza: “Make Freedom Ring” organises benefit concerts for emergency aid in the Strip
Renowned musicians are collecting donations for humanitarian aid in Gaza at the Himmelfahrtskirche in Munich. The concert is also intended to send a signal against the silence of the classical music scene on Israel’s war. In contrast to the club…
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Germany blocks asylum applications from Palestinians, sharply criticised by leftists, human rights activists, doctors
Over 1,200 Palestinians are seeking asylum in Germany, but their applications are not being processed. An aid campaign for injured children from Gaza also remains unsuccessful. Seven of them have now died. German asylum authorities are currently not deciding on…
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Against academic freedom: German Ministry led by Liberals wanted to withdraw funding from scientists
The Ministry of Education in Germany considered sanctions against the signatories of an open letter following the eviction of a pro-Palestinian university occupation. These academics complain that open debates are hardly possible any more. After freedom of expression and freedom…
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Springer’s Palestine pranger: German tabloids denounce university members for their call for reflection
“Bild” and “BZ” accuse university lecturers of solidarity with an alleged “Jew-hating mob”. The Federal Minister of Education is boosting this smear campaign. The series of articles in Springer media about university lecturers who have signed an open letter against…
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Flag stress among Brandenburg physicists and fears, that Israeli military could benefit from German technology
The DESY research centre in Zeuthen is working on an Israeli observation satellite with an unprecedented wide angle. Employees criticise the one-sided positioning in the Gaza war. In three years’ time, a flying telescope could revolutionise space observation: A rocket…
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German combat drones take off on time: Despite Gaza war no change to schedule for first delivery
The first Heron TP is due to take off for test flights in Schleswig-Holstein in mid-May. However, the training of Bundeswehr pilots in Israel remains suspended. The first weapons-capable drone from Israel is due to complete its first test flights…