Tag: Gaza War
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Elbit Systems: Israel’s largest arms company sells weapon systems and cyber technology worldwide
The firm from Haifa is a global market leader in drones and broadly positioned in the business of military technology. It profits from worldwide rearmament – and from wars such as in Gaza. Elbit Systems, based in Haifa, is Israel’s…
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Protest camp in Ulm: ‘Elbit Systems enables the genocide in Gaza’
Jackie Andres on the policy of the Israeli arms company, the campaign ‘Shut Elbit Down Germany’ and criticism of it Why are there protests again this week in front of Elbit Systems in Ulm? Because Elbit Systems is one of…
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Don’t insure with Allianz: Campaign against Gaza war calls to withdraw from deals with Israel
With multi-billion investments, insurers such as Allianz and Axa fuel Israel’s war in Gaza – and the climate crisis. The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine has also drawn attention to this. A new campaign called ‘No Allianz with Genocide’ aims…
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A-level student first honoured for criticism of German Gaza War reporting – then cancelled with AI
The Grimme Support Association revoked a prize awarded to Judith Scheytt for her criticism of German Middle East reporting. Jurors distanced themselves from the decision. The Grimme Institute also admitted mistakes. In January, the Association of Friends of the Adolf…
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‘Bild’ as accomplice: Netanyahu confidant faces charges, while “Bibileaks” had no consequences for Springer
A Netanyahu adviser is said to have leaked military documents to the German tabloid ‘Bild’ in order to influence public opinion. Israel’s Prime Minister has a post for such favours from the Springer Group. The Attorney General of Israel wants…
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Philo-Semitism from Buchenwald: German KZ memorial categorises Kufiya and demand for ceasefire as anti-Semitic
An ‘internal’ handout from the Buchenwald Memorial wrongly categorises several Palestinian symbols as ‘anti-Israel’. The document was also sent to court presidents in German states. The German debate about allegedly anti-Semitic depictions in Palestine solidarity has taken another turn: Two…