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mikhailmuzakmen@pod.geraspora.de
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#politics #germany #anti-antisemitism #repression #censorship

In 2024, Jewish money is once again being confiscated by a German bank: Berliner Sparkasse freezes Jewish Voice account

On 25 March 2024, our account with the Berliner Sparkasse was frozen with immediate effect. In a letter, the Sparkasse informed us that it had taken this step as a precautionary measure and that we should submit numerous internal documents by 5 April to update our customer data. As a public corporation, the bank is bound by public law and may therefore not arbitrarily freeze accounts without providing an explanation, which it did not. It is also highly unusual that the required documents include a list of our members with their full names and addresses.

Why should this information be important to the Berliner Sparkasse? It sounds more like a question that might be asked by an intelligence service or the police, who have been politically persecuting us as a Jewish organisation for some time. Our previous account with the Bank for Social Economy was closed in 2019 because of our support for BDS. This happened after agitation by Israeli journalist Benjamin Weinthal and pressure from the Central Council of Jews in Germany.

This pressure and political persecution are increasing as Israel and its apartheid policies in the state of Israel and the West Bank, and now its genocidal policies in the Gaza Strip, lose support around the world. Germany is one of Israel"s last loyal allies, and the German state is co-operating with Israel"s apartheid and genocide, even though over 80% of the population does not support the German government"s policy.

The Palestine Congress will take place in Berlin in mid-April and will feature a wide range of international speakers, including the former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. The closer the congress gets, the more intense the persecution becomes; for weeks, there has been shrill defamation from the tabloid media and local politicians, such as describing it as a "hate summit" for which "thousands of anti-Semites" will be coming to Berlin. Because the journalists can"t write anything factual about it, they try to delegitimise the congress through guilt by association.

However, because the organisers are independent of politics, the usual methods such as cancellation or denial of spaces do not work. The congress is financed by ticket sales and donations; we, the Jewish Voice, have made our account available for this purpose – which is why it has now been blocked. We will not be intimidated by this, even if we lose our account: Our position on genocide is derived from our Jewish values and is not dependent on financial resources. Our membership grows with every day and every act of repression. Anyone who is a member of our organisation knows it themselves. It is none of any bank"s business. We are taking legal action against the arbitrary, politically motivated freezing of our account, which is unacceptable in a democracy.
- https://juedische-stimme.de/berliner-sparkasse-sperrt-konto-der-j%C3%BCdischen-stimme

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

I don't know if I should bother making a new account or just give up TikTok

I'm no longer shaddowban, I'm blocked from posting, or actually I can post, bit none of my posts are visible to anyone. No matter content.

It's the same with my repost of others, they are not showing up in my stream or main stream of TikTok.

Fascism silencing of anti Genocide voices is strong there, and even that is not enough for Americans and Israelis, they want to stop them completely.

#TikTok #Censorship #Israel #Gaza #Politics #SocialMedia #Genocide #Israel

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waynerad@diasp.org
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Tor's new WebTunnel bridges mimic HTTPS traffic to evade censorship

The Tor Project has added a "WebTunnel" capability that makes Tor traffic look indistinguishable (or almost indistinguishable) from regular HTTPS web traffic.

"It works by wrapping the payload connection into a WebSocket-like HTTPS connection, appearing to network observers as an ordinary HTTPS (WebSocket) connection. So, for an onlooker without the knowledge of the hidden path, it just looks like a regular HTTP connection to a webpage server giving the impression that the user is simply browsing the web."

Tor's new WebTunnel bridges mimic HTTPS traffic to evade censorship

#solidstatelife #privacy #censorship

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

### They control all other major social network, now they want to control TikTok as well.

As if TikTok hasn't done enough to muzzle dissident voices specially those exposing the war crimes of Israel.

They want TikTok to be like IG or FB with right wing lunatics and Mossad agents running it.

Land of the free.... Only if you say what the men in power approve.

#TikTok #SocialMedia #Politics #SocialMedia #Censorship #DumbFuckistan

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

The Hebrew University suspends Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, an Israeli-Palestinian faculty member.

She is accused of "anti-Zionist statements".

The university president demanded that she leave her tenured position.

In his letter, President Asher Cohen specifies that Shalhoub-Kevorkian signed a petition calling the actions in Gaza "a GENOCIDE", and Israel "an OCCUPYING power".

He says that since she refuses to resign, he suspended her for the "safety" of the students.

In a Time of Universal Deceit — Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act

#Fascism #Censorship #Gaza #Genocide #palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics

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Tor’s new WebTunnel bridges mimic HTTPS traffic to evade censorship

Purple background with title Tor in white font. The letter o appears as an onion.
The Tor Project officially introduced WebTunnel, a new bridge type specifically designed to help bypass censorship targeting the Tor network by hiding connections in plain sight.

It makes it harder to block Tor connections by ensuring that the traffic blends in with HTTPS-encrypted web traffic.

Since blocking HTTPS would also block the vast majority of connections to web servers, the WebTunnel connections will also be permitted, effectively circumventing censorship in network environments with protocol allow lists and deny-by-default policies.

This is pretty good, as often censorship blocks are done by destination address or protocol type.

To be able to use a WebTunnel bridge, you’ll first have to get bridge addresses and add them manually to Tor Browser for desktop through the given procedure. So some preparation is required.

While WebTunnel works in regions like China and Russia, it does not currently work in some regions in Iran,” the Tor Project said.

It will also work with the Tor Android client.

See https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tors-new-webtunnel-bridges-mimic-https-traffic-to-evade-censorship/
#Blog, #censorship, #technology, #tor

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hudsonlacerda@diasporabr.com.br
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Universidade Columbia é processada por suspender grupos de estudantes pró-Palestina

https://operamundi.uol.com.br/guerra-israel-x-palestina/universidade-columbia-e-processada-por-suspender-grupos-de-estudantes-pro-palestina/

Organizações de direitos civis entraram com ação judicial após ‘censura’ do instituto contra ato pacífico por cessar-fogo em Gaza

#Columbia #USA #censura #censorship #perseguição #sionismo #é #nazismo #Palestina #Palestine #Gaza #EUA #NYCLU #NY #ColumbiaUniversity #Zionism #IS #ISIS #nazism #israel

Universidade Columbia é processada por suspender grupos de estudantes pró-Palestina - Opera Mundi

As organizações norte-americanas de direitos civis The New York Civil Liberties Union (União das Liberdades Civis de Nova York, definida pela sigla NYCLU) e

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Farhad A

Missouri Girl Scout Troop Leaves Organization After Scout Leadership Banned Their Gaza Fundraiser

In #Missouri, a Girl Scout troop has split from the organization after the group made legal threats against the girls for running a fundraiser benefiting Palestinian children. Girl Scout mother Nawal Abuhamdeh said that instead of selling cookies this year, her 10-year-old daughter and sister troop members decided to make and sell bracelets with beads in the colors of the Palestinian flag, spelling out “Gaza” and “Palestine.” The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri deemed the move “political,” banning them from continuing their fundraiser for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. In response, the girls decided to part ways with the Girl Scouts organization. They are continuing their fundraiser, which has raised over $10,000 so far.

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/29/headlines/missouri_girl_scout_troop_leaves_organization_after_scout_leadership_banned_their_gaza_fundraiser

#Gaza #Activism #GirlScouts #Censorship #US #Politics #Israel #SaveTheChildren

Missouri Girl Scout Troop Leaves Organization After Scout Leadership Banned Their Gaza Fundraiser

In Missouri, a Girl Scout troop has split from the organization after the group made legal threats against the girls for running a fundraiser benefiting Palestinian children. Girl Scout mother Nawal Abuhamdeh said that instead of selling cookies...

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mikhailmuzakmen@pod.geraspora.de
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#politics #art #film #festival #berlinale #antisemitism #censorship #mccarthyism #repression #intimidation #israel #right-wing-mob

Filmmaker Yuval Abraham: Death threats after accusations by German politicians

On Tuesday evening, Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham ("No Other Land") reported on X about threats against himself and his family following accusations of anti-Semitism by German politicians after his Berlinale appearance:

'A right-wing Israeli mob came to my family's house yesterday looking for me, threatening close family members who fled to another city in the middle of the night. I am still receiving death threats and had to cancel my flight home. This happened after Israeli media and German politicians absurdly labeled my award speech at the Berlinale - in which I called for equal rights between Israelis and Palestinians, a ceasefire and an end to apartheid - as "anti-Semitic". The appalling misuse of this word by Germans, not only to silence Palestinian critics of Israel, but also to silence Israelis like me who support a ceasefire that would end the killing in Gaza and allow the release of Israeli hostages, empties the word anti-Semitism of its meaning, endangering Jews around the world. Since my grandmother was born in a concentration camp in Libya and most of my grandfather's family was murdered by Germans in the Holocaust, I find it particularly outrageous that German politicians in 2024 have the audacity to use this term against me in a way that endangers my family. Most importantly, this behavior endangers the life of Palestinian co-director Basel Adra, who lives under a military occupation - surrounded by violent settlements - in Masafer Yatta. He is in far greater danger than I am. I am pleased that our award-winning film "No Other Land" is sparking an important international debate on this issue, and I hope that millions of people will see the film once it is released in theaters. We made the movie to start a discussion. You can be harshly critical of what Basel and I said on stage without demonizing us. - If that's what you do with your guilt for the Holocaust. I don't want to carry your guilt.

Filmemacher Yuval Abraham: Morddrohungen nach Vorwürfen deutscher Politiker

Außerdem: Der Zentralrat der Armenier in Deutschland protestiert gegen die Förderung einer Konferenz zu Bergkarabach in Baku durch die Bundesregierung. • Foto: Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS

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mikhailmuzakmen@pod.geraspora.de
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#politics #art #film #festival #berlinale #antisemitism #censorship #mccarthyism #strikegermany

Last week, the Israeli director Udi Aloni said: »It seems like there is a new form of antisemitism in Germany, that no one calls antisemitism: the censorship of progressive intellectual Jewish voices.« He admitted that he was afraid to quote Walter Benjamin or Franz Rosenzweig in this country »because I might get canceled«. It seems German politicians don’t want us to hear these speeches. They cannot defend the reality – so they try to avoid discussions about it. We must hear Israelis and Palestinians when they stand together to call for equality and peace.

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Berlinale: Filmmakers say what the rest of the world is saying

At the Berlinale film festival, Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers called for equality and peace. German politicians want to ban such hateful talk. Nathaniel Flakin says that this represents a new form of antisemitism.

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mikhailmuzakmen@pod.geraspora.de
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"Our film “No Other Land” on occupied Masafer Yatta’s brutal expulsion won best documentary in Berlinale. Israel’s channel 11 aired this 30 second segment from my speech, insanely called it “anti semitic” - and I’ve been receiving death threats since. I stand behind every word." pic.twitter.com/2burPfZeKO

  • Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם (@yuval_abraham) February 25, 2024

#politics #art #film #festival #berlinale #antisemitism #censorship #mccarthyism #strikegermany

Mc Carthyism - Made in Germany:

Berlinale: Filmmakers say what the rest of the world is saying

At the Berlinale film festival, Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers called for equality and peace. German politicians want to ban such hateful talk (Nathaniel Flakin)

The Berlinale film festival ended on Saturday evening with a gala, but if you read the German press, it was actually a »scandal«. The speeches were »alarming«, »shameful«, and »frightening«, full of »Israel hatred« and »antisemitism«. What had happened?

Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra, an Israeli and a Palestinian, won an award for their documentary film »No Other Land«. Abraham spoke for just 36 seconds:
»In two days, we will go back to a land where we are not equal. I am living under a civilian law, and Basel is under military law. We live 30 minutes from one another, but I have voting rights, and Basel is not having voting rights. I am free to move where I want in this land. Basel is, like millions of Palestinians, locked in the occupied West Bank. This situation of apartheid between us, this inequality, it has to end.«

His co-producer Adra took just 21 seconds: »I'm here celebrating the award, but also very hard for me to celebrate when there are tens of thousands of my people being slaughtered and massacred by Israel in Gaza. Masafer Yatta, my community, is being also razed by Israeli bulldozers. I ask one thing from Germany, as I am in Berlin here, to respect the UN calls and stop sending weapons to Israel.«

These are sober statements of liberal democratic principles. Who would dare to contradict? Should systematic inequality based on ethnicity (known in international law as »apartheid«) continue? Should Germany keep ignoring UN resolutions?

"Clear message at @berlinale ceremony by Basel Adra, co-producer of "No Other Land": "There are 10s of 1000s of my people being slaughtered...by #Israel in #Gaza. I ask 1 thing from #Germany...to respect the #UN calls and stop sending weapons to Israel" pic.twitter.com/7QUzMKujEh

  • Prof. Hanna Kienzler 🧡 🇵🇸 (@HannaKienzler) February 25, 2024

An Israeli and a Palestinian stood together against the militaristic logic of both Likud and Hamas. It's an inspiring message – yet I have not found a single German publication that has quoted them in full.

Rather than engaging in debate, German politicians are demanding censorship. Olaf Scholz and his top cultural bureaucrat Claudia Roth each called the speeches »shockingly one-sided«. Justice minister Marco Buschmann called for »criminal consequences«. Even Anne Helm of the Left Party declared that »a line has been crossed«.

Berlin's mayor Kai Wegner called this an »unacceptable relativization« and declared that »there is no space for antisemitism in Berlin, and that also applies to the art scene.« This is the same Wegner who just two weeks ago said the AfD will be included in future editions of the Berlinale. The politicians of the in some federal states officially far right party had been disinvited following protests, but the mayor is demanding »equal treatment« for them. In other words, for Wegner, literal far right politicians are OK, but critical Israelis are not welcome.

Over the years, Berlinale has hosted some spectacular Israeli documentaries. Good films need to be critical of the reality they are trying to portray. If all criticism of Israel is rejected as antisemitic, then no one will dare to invite Israeli directors for fear they might say something negative about their government. What will be left at Berlinale? Just Tatort episodes and Netanyahu campaign ads?

German politicians are claiming this will cause »damage to the Berlinale«. The opposite is the case: their demands for extreme censorship are a mortal threat to Berlin's art scene. Do they even realize how far outside the global mainstream they are? In calling for a ceasefire, Saturday's prizewinners were saying what the whole world except for Germany is saying – even Joe Biden has been mumbling about it.

Once again, we see how this virulent solidarity with Israel comes at the expense of Jewish life in Germany. What do we call this ferocious desire to silence Jews who don't comply with the German Staatsräson? Last week, the Israeli director Udi Aloni said: »It seems like there is a new form of antisemitism in Germany, that no one calls antisemitism: the censorship of progressive intellectual Jewish voices.« He admitted that he was afraid to quote Walter Benjamin or Franz Rosenzweig in this country »because I might get canceled«.

It seems German politicians don't want us to hear these speeches. They cannot defend the reality – so they try to avoid discussions about it. We must hear Israelis and Palestinians when they stand together to call for equality and peace.
- https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1180340.antisemitism-berlinale-filmmakers-say-what-the-rest-of-the-world-is-saying.html

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