A German art school stops funding the project “School for Unlearning Zionism” by Jewish Israelis because a right-wing journalist complained that it's anti-Semitic. It is terrifying and ironic that white Germans dictate what is anti-Semitic & which Jew qualifies as “good"/ "bad”.

This is a project in the spirit and tradition of anti-racism and intersectionality, seeking to promote a brighter future for all built on progressive values. Why did the journalist complain? Because some of the Jewish Israeli speakers promoted BDS.

This happens often in Europe and US and is built on normative and legislative precedents that equate advocacy for Palestinian freedom and rights/criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. In Germany, the parliament passed a anti-BDS resolution recently that paved the way for this.

Our identity, existence and struggle are being made radioactive in an ever increasing shrinking-space that seeks to silence and smear Palestinians and our movement's allies. You can't even hold a Palestinian film night in Germany in a public venue without being attacked.

Anti-Palestinian racism is intensifying and the weaponization of a fight against hate & anti-Semitism is being utilized to do it. Instead of focusing these efforts against the far right, Palestinians and Jews who stand together through shared progressive values are targeted.

This is dangerous. The art school withholding funding must be held accountable: Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin. Email them and let them know this is not acceptable. We need to fight back against this shrinking space and racism. We can only do it together.

To learn more, read this article: https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/en/israeli-art-show-loses-berlin-funding-over-bds-links-li.110880