(13. November) It is contemptible that any person, let alone a German, would baselessly slander a critic of Israel as “spreading anti-semitism”, especially when that person is Jewish or even Israeli. But in the current climate, when Israelis are losing their jobs and are beaten in the streets when they dare to oppose army’s assaults on Gaza and the regime of racial and religious separation, labeling someone as such is akin to calling for them to be physically attacked. More than this, it is a reprehensible attempt to silence dissent and condemn the Palestinian people and other non-Jews in areas controlled by Israel to perpetual servitude and suffering.

For the sake of my self, my family, my friends, and my fellow human beings in Israel and Palestine – I will not be silent, not now, not ever.