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Please refer to Israel as Occupied Palestine, or occupied territories. The IDF is a fascist and ethnonationalist occupying force. Israelis are settlers. We understand however that the imperial narrative (which tries to legitimise Israel) is internalised in the imperial core and slip-ups are naturally expected.

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Iranian-German Photographer Asked to Apologize for Saying “Free Palestine”: The German Photographic Society called Shirin Abedi’s award acceptance speech “dogmatic fanaticism” and “anti-Israeli (hyperallergic.com)

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Iranian-German Photographer Asked to Apologize for Saying “Free Palestine”: The German Photographic Society called Shirin Abedi’s award acceptance speech “dogmatic fanaticism” and “anti-Israeli agitation.”
(Hyperallergic, 2024-19-23)

https://hyperallergic.com/960502/iranian-german-shirin-abedi-photographer-asked-to-apologize-for-saying-free-palestine/
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＊With a short video of her giving speech in kufiya＊

“At its October 12 gala, the organization presented the laureates of this year’s awards, including Iranian-German photographer Shirin Abedi, ... Upon receiving her award, Abedi made a minute-long statement that ended with a call to ‘free Palestine.’”

“A few days after the ceremony, German photojournalist Thomas Gerwers, the chairman of DGPh’s Art, Market, and Law Section, sent Abedi a letter asking the artist to issue an apology and accusing her of ‘political propaganda.‘”

“‘… we have a special responsibility for the right of the State of Israel to exist. Without ifs and buts,’ he continued. ‘We have been abused by you …’”

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Germans feeling abused because someone spoke out against genocide. Poor little babies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

death to germany

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Except DDR

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

I sure would like it if all of the people who ever abused me throughout my life apologized for what they did, all of which was worse than demanding the liberation of millions of innocents... but I'm not going to get that, am I?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Streisand effect on full display here