Intellectuals from around the world called for a boycott of Germany, due to the racism it has shown towards the Palestinians since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza.
Hundreds of intellectuals and artists from around the world signed a petition calling for a boycott of German cultural institutions on charges of suppressing the voice of the Palestinians in the context of the Israeli war on Gaza.
The organizers of the “Boycott Germany” campaign confirmed that their petition had collected more than 1,000 signatures.
The campaign defines itself on its website as “boycotting anti-Palestinian racism and censorship in its more advanced, official forms.”
“At a time when Gaza is being annihilated, it is the responsibility of artists and cultural workers to fight for international solidarity and the right to speak out against the ongoing carnage,” the campaign says.
Among the petition's signatories are the French writer and Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Annie Ernault, and Lana Bastasic, the award-winning Bosnian and Serbian novelist.
Since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, Germany has shown unlimited support for Israel, suppressing demonstrations denouncing the war and supporting the Palestinians, and canceling many cultural events.
Britain: We want the conflict in Gaza to end “as soon as possible”
London: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that his country wants the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza to end “as soon as possible,” expressing the need to “bring aid in and take out the hostages” in the Strip.
Cameron said on Wednesday, in a discussion session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland: “We want this conflict to end as soon as possible, and we do not want it to continue for longer than necessary.”
The British Foreign Minister spoke about the possibility of turning any upcoming truce in Gaza into a permanent ceasefire.
He added: “Let’s get a truce, provide aid and get the hostages out, and then see if we can turn this into a permanent ceasefire.”
The Israeli occupation authorities say that Hamas has been detaining about 136 Israelis in Gaza since last October 7, when it launched Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” around the Gaza Strip.
Hamas demands a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners from occupation prisons in exchange for the release of its Israelis.