Constitutional experts warn the bill could jeopardize freedom of expression: anyone denying Israel's right to exist or calling for its abolition could be punished by up to five years in prison; Germany's lower house of parliament will examine the bill after the summer recess

Germany’s Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament, backed a bill to criminalize the denial of Israel’s right to exist on Friday, a motion that constitutional experts said could jeopardize freedom of expression.

According to the bill, anyone denying Israel’s right to exist or calling for its abolition would be punished with a prison sentence of up to five years under the regulation. The bill will be examined by the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, after its summer recess.

  • mysteryhumpf@feddit.orgEnglish
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    14 days ago

    So you also don’t recognize Palestine because of the atrocities of October 7th? I think there should be protection for both states and for all human beings living there.

    • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
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      14 days ago

      I think there should be protection for both states and for all human beings living there.

      Cool. How do you proposing twisting the arm of the fucking apartheid regime that is currently engaging in genocide to get it to comply with that aspiration? Really open to suggestions.