A leading Jewish American philosopher has been disinvited from taking up a prestigious professorship at the University of Cologne after signing a letter expressing solidarity with Palestinians and condemning the killings in Gaza carried out by Israeli forces.

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    8 months ago

    The German government has gone insane out of a misplaced sense of guilt for the holocaust. The government is incapable of nuance. There have beens bans on protests, and blocks on visas if they find out you’re pro palistine. Being anti-zionaism is illegal.

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      8 months ago

      Ironic that you are complaining about a lack of nuance with the most generalized and misinformed post I’ve seen in a minute. Also, this whole situation is completely unrelated to the government.

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        8 months ago

        German public universities and institutions are part of the government