"The crisis in the Middle East has plunged Germany into a far-reaching debate over the limits of freedom of expression when it comes to art and the personal views of artists, prompting a divisive call for an all-out boycott of German cultural institutions over the government’s pro-Israel stance.
Several high-profile artists and intellectuals have been affected: in December, a German foundation said it would no longer be awarding a prize for political thinking to the US-Russian journalist Masha Gessen after the writer drew parallels between Gaza and a Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe, while in mid-October the Frankfurt book fair called off an awards ceremony due to honour a novel by the Palestinian author Adania Shibli." The Guardian, 1.2.2024
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