Video display near Palestine encampment - Those who detest Israel will now have to witness the actions of Hamas.
Palestine protesters have been camping outside Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich since Tuesday. The city tried to relocate the camp to another spot, but the administrative court in Munich intervened, permitting the demonstrators to stay.
Several dozen people gather on the lawn, displaying Palestine flags and banners that read "End Israeli Apartheid" and "Ceasefire now."
Beginning Thursday night, Israel critics got a clear view of the facts. Across from the camp, a large screen was installed, displaying gruesome Hamas atrocities in a never-ending loop. Videos from the terrorist group themselves were uploaded onto the Internet.
Gerald Hetzel (27), a law apprentice from Passau, is the mastermind behind the screen. He thinks the camp is highly intimidating for Jewish students. He expressed, "It's helpful to show the truth." Recounting the barbarity and terrorist attacks. Hetzel believes there's more to the story. "In the camp, no one mentions the fact that more than 130 Israeli hostages are still being held in Gaza."
Now, everyone can witness the horrors firsthand, through the screen he placed 50 meters from the camp. "I wanted the videos to be shown directly in the camp, but the city wouldn't allow it. We had lengthy discussions on the screen's rotation."
Additionally, the screen requires a supervisor on site at all times. "I stayed next to it last night," says Hetzel, emphasizing his dedication to maintain the screen until the site is dismantled, possibly until June 6. He's well-supported financially: "We've received almost 14,000 euros in donations." A screen of this size typically costs 3,000 euros daily.
While the controversy unfolds, Bavaria pushes for harsher regulations against anti-Semitic propaganda at universities. The state's parliament urges the Ministry of Science to "amend the Higher Education Innovation Act, providing universities with more legally binding measures to combat anti-Semitic, extremist, and racist violence." Essentially, de-registration will be a norm.
Bavaria's Science Minister, Markus Blume (49, CSU), stresses, "Wherever lines are crossed, we will react."
Schleswig-Holstein and Berlin are also working toward toughening their educational laws accordingly.
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Source: symclub.org
