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.

  • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    I’m saying those people need a place to live too.

    I’m not really much of a zionist, I actually believe both the Palestinians and the Jews can have their own countries and Israel shouldn’t be expanding obviously.

    I live in a country that was literally declared judenfrei in the brief amount of time the nazis occupied us. I can see why they need their own nation state to feel safe. It just shouldn’t be what it is right now.