University protests anti-Israel - The commissioner for anti-racism explains her side of the controversial situation.
The traffic light commissioner for integration and, since 2022, against racism often advocates for "more counter-speech," urging a brave "civil society that steps in, takes a stand - for human rights and against racism."
She's the perfect interviewee to address the German government's position on anti-Semitic hate protests at German universities, the anxiety of Jewish students, and the dismantling of pro-Palestine camps.
► Initially, a response from the State Secretary was as watery as word could be: "Of course Jewish students should feel safe at our universities and across our entire country. We must do everything we can to guarantee this. Every criminal offense must be punished. We do not tolerate anti-Semitism."
Nice. And what about the Pali Camp activists who shouting Hamas slogans and were thus arrested?
► At this juncture, the young SPD politician nearly loses her balance while navigating her argument slalom: "We need to protect our democratic discourse," she explains, "ensure people can express their opinions," "through interaction with others." The "open, fear-free exchange" at universities is "threatened." We need to "bring people together and prevent polarization."
Hm! So, do we get rid of the agitators or let them speak? Complete freedom from fear...?
Yet even after this argumentative tangent, Ms. Alabali-Radovan maintains her own tone, understands the protesters' anger but still dislikes anti-Semitism. Then she defends the agitators (intifada, "revolution") from general suspicions of wanting to spread anti-Israel propaganda.
We wouldn't want to rob our audience of this (extra) passage of grandeur - if only to emphasize how crucial this high position within the Federal Chancellery could be for our community?
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Source: symclub.org
