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"Killing as a war crime or as a crime against humanity is no less serious than genocide." Germany, according to Sands' internally coherent demand, must decide whether it understands its state raison d'état in a particular way, as unconditional loyalty to Israeli policy, or as a "genuine, non-racialized raison d'état" that breaks the silence wherever international crimes occur "and by whomever they are committed." #Völkerrecht #Friedenspreis #PhilippeSands (translated)

Germany is well-versed in ethnic cleansing. So why the silence? In his acceptance speech, award winner Sands accused the German government on Sunday in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt of indecent silence regarding Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip and against Palestinians. #Friedenspreis #PhilippeSands #Völkerrecht (translated)

Philippe Sands, the Peace Prize winner of the German Book Trade, criticized in his acceptance speech the loud silence of Germany regarding the Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip and called for an open debate about possible violations of international law, emphasizing that criticism is also necessary among friends. #Friedenspreis #PhilippeSands #Völkerrecht (translated)

Philippe Sands, the Peace Prize winner of the German Book Trade, criticized in his acceptance speech the German silence regarding Israel's actions in Gaza and demanded that war crimes be named regardless of their perpetrators in order to uphold law and justice. #PhilippeSands #Friedenspreis #Völkerrecht (translated)

Philippe Sands, a French-British jurist and professor, was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade at the conclusion of the Frankfurt Book Fair and criticized in his acceptance speech Germany's indecent silence regarding violations of international law in the context of Israel. #Friedenspreis #Völkerrecht #PhilippeSands (translated)

Nightglow Klarname wrote that, despite being vaccinated, the person experienced this time as fascism and will continue to name those responsible. Injustice does not become obsolete through silence, Klarname stated. https://t.co/FOEZ1FeKvt #Impfung #Freiheit #Menschenrechte (translated)

Mohsen Banaei called for people to watch a film and to be the voice of the Iranian people. Left-wing media, according to him, ignored the suffering of the population and denied the massacre of January 8 and 9, 2026 in Iran through their silence. #IranMassakerJanuar2026 #Iran #Menschenrechte #Freiheit (translated)

Konrad Schuller criticized that Gerhard Schröder was celebrating his birthday with Vladimir Putin. He wrote that he did not want to hold the SPD responsible for it, as he found the situation too disgusting. Until that point, he had only read about protests from the Greens, FDP, and Union. Schuller urged the Social Democrats to speak out before it was too late. #Politik #Sozialdemokraten #Protest (translated)

Max Mannhart wrote that Philipp Peyman became editor-in-chief of the Jüdischen Allgemeinen a few days before October 7, 2023. Three years later, Peyman reflected in a conversation with Apollo News, stating that the country had tipped. According to his assessment, Jews no longer felt safe, and Hamas had won the propaganda war. Peyman appealed to those who wanted to coalition with the Left Party in Berlin to at least remain silent on November 9. He referred to the associated hypocrisy with the words "Never again never again." Mannhart described the conversation as impressive and shocking and recommended it. https://t.co/b1s16tXHCX #Judentum #Berlin #Politik (translated)

Lexa wrote that Cristela Georgescu, the wife of Călin Georgescu, spoke publicly about the case after a several-hour hearing at the special prosecutor's office DIICOT. She and her father were summoned as witnesses. According to Lexa, Cristela Georgescu reported that armed individuals had invaded the family's home and guarded her underage child and her 90-year-old father at the bed. Călin Georgescu was taken away in handcuffs in front of minors, even though there was no immediate danger. According to Lexa, Cristela Georgescu described the accusations as unfounded and the case as political persecution. She also criticized that confidential information had leaked to the media, the presumption of innocence was being undermined, and political pressure was being exerted on judges. Lexa summarized her warning by stating that the presumption of innocence is the foundation of a free society and that Georgescu deserves a fair trial as well as protection for his family from political reprisals. #Politik #Rechtsstaat #Freiheit (translated)

Hasnain Kazim remembered the third anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. At that time, he arrived by bicycle in Heidelberg and heard discussions about the attack in the marketplace. The terror had strengthened his resolve to stand against extremism. He described the attack as the largest mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust. Kazim wrote that religiously justified restrictions and violence had occupied him since childhood. He had experienced, among other things, the outrage over a joke by Rudi Carrell about Khomeini, the persecution of Salman Rushdie, and the deaths of more than a dozen acquaintances, friends, and colleagues at the hands of Islamist extremists. He had also found statements that praised Hitler or Osama bin Laden to be profoundly unbearable. Since October 7, 2023, he has observed that Hamas terrorists are celebrated in Germany as well. In Berlin-Neukölln, people distributed candies after the massacre. Kazim also criticized the fact that some young people appeared with keffiyehs and pro-Palestinian slogans without understanding their political and historical significance. He wrote that Hamas fighters and bin Laden are portrayed on TikTok as representatives of the oppressed or as opponents of capitalism. At the same time, Kazim warned of extremists demanding mass "remigration" and threatening people who appeared foreign or Muslim to them. He accused the political center of not rejecting Islamism and the glorification of terror decisively enough and of ceding the political space to others. He did not want to live in a society where extremists set the tone, nor in one where Sharia law prevailed and religious authorities dictated people's lives. Kazim also referred to the vulnerability of people who could be identified as Jewish, as well as the need for protection for restaurants, kindergartens, schools, places of worship, and diplomatic missions. This was neither resistance nor criticism of the Israeli government, he wrote. In conclusion, he commemorated the victims of October 7, wished healing and peace for the injured, and called for the defeat of the terrorists. #Terrorismus #Extremismus #Frieden (translated)