PRESS CONFERENCE: On the banning of the Palestine Congress (in German and English)

Follow the livestream of the press conference on the banning of the Palestine Congress. Yesterday the Palestine Conference was stormed by the police and banned. The state repression against the Palestine Conference shows that the German state does not want us to accuse them of complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
But we won't let ourselves be silenced! Featuring @MERA25_de 's Karin De Rigo, Wieland Hoban from Jewish Voice for Peace, and many more.
More information about the Palestine Congress: palaestinakongress.de/
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[@DiEM25official]

The press conference begins at minute 14.00.

[@jumperontheline]

Please turn on Auto Translate to English!!! Also for the languages of the non Deutsch speaking European peoples DIEM wants to represent!!!!!!!!!!

[@LinkDZelda-ur8il]

It begins at 20:00

[@toastyannedroidch.1462]

Sorry for hijacking this pinned comment. I tried my hand at timestamping this conference. Do inform me if there are inaccuracies or corrections that should be made. GERMAN PART 20:00 Vorstellung der Sprecher 21:15 Rede zum Verurteilen der deutschen Regierung + Übersicht zum Vorfall beim Palästina Kongress 23:00 Thema: Einreiseverbot und Festnahme von Dr. Abu Sitta. 24:55 Thema: Lob der Polizei von Innenministerin und Bürgermeister 25:55 Thema: Forderungen des Palästina Kongress' 27:30 Rede von Anwältin Nadija Samour zu rechtlichen Details sowie Vorbereitungsmaßnahmen und Kommunikationen mit der Polizei. 29:00 Thema von Nadjia Samour: Maßnahmen der Polizei während des Kongress 37:00 Verurteilung des mangelhaften Verhalten der Polizei 38:14 Detail: Teilnehmenden wurde Kontakt- und Betätigungsverbot auferlegt aber wurde ihnen nicht mitgeteilt. (MOSTLY) ENGLISH PART 40:00 Switch into english 40:25 Israeli guest Dror Daryan(?) starts speaking 43:45 Detail: Antisemitismus Beauftragte is a non-jewish fundamentalist christian; is trying to take away Jewish Voice's NGO status 44:40 "The only way to stop these crimes against humanity is when the price for them becomes too high" (paraphrased) + call to solidarity 46:55 Israeli guest Yuval Gal(?) starts speaking 47:40 Condemnation and critique of the german state and it's actions 48:45 Call to sanctions and further condemnations of Germany's support of Israel 51:30 Call to BDS action and participation to demonstrations 52:55 Reiterating the urgency of taking action 53:20 They start taking questions 54:30 Questioner 1: Short legal summary 57:50 Questioner 2: Has 4 questions. Questions and answers in german. 59:40 Questioner 2: Legal details of denying the media and journalists entry; limited participant number 01:00:25 Detail: Police chose which members of the media could attend, without properly communicating with the event. 01:01:33 Questioner 2: Asks for information on arrests that happened during and after the raid. 01:02:09 Questioner 3: "Police said the orders came from 'ganz oben'(generally implying the top of the hierarchy) " 01:05:25 Detail: Police has forbidden substitute events 01:05:50 Detail: All communication has been oral, not written 01:06:30 Questioner 4: Asks about the PoV of the organizers 01:09:40 Detail: Comparison of the methods of the police and government to organized crime, as opposed to methods for upholding the law. Intimidation of venue providers by the police 01:11:40 "First they came for the communists..." 01:12:40 Legal perspective on the brutal methods used against the Palestine Congress and the pattern of anti-democratic action by the authorities 01:13:45 Questioner 5: What the organizers will do from here on out 01:15:12 Questioner 6: Question is in German. Questioner asks if there is a precedent for this kind of ban. 01:17:00 Questioner 7: 2 questions about the legal grounds through which the organizers might hold the government accountable 01:21:20 Questioner 8: Question is in german. Questioner asks if they understood correctly that a contact ban(Kontaktverbot) was imposed upon participants. 01:23:00 Another question in german about the maximum permitted number of participants 01:24:00 Questioner 9: Asks about whether the politicians which praised the actions of the police and misrepresented the event can be held liable in any way 01:26:30 Questioner 10: 2 questions in german. Asks if organizers expected the ban on guest speakers (I assume they mean Ghassan Abu Sitteh, Yanis Varoufakis, which were both banned from entering the country) 01:27:40 Detail: There was direct asking whether there were any measures like the aforementioned bans which would cause problems. The police told the organizers that there were no such measures or problems. 01:28:50 Questioner 10 alleges that they heard that journalists were excluded from the event, and asks how that fits with statement of the organizers that they wanted the press present. The journalists in question were ones that did not go through the accreditation process and were not registered to attend the event. 01:29:40 Questioner 11: Have the organizers considered pressing charges against the police? 01:30:10 Questioner 12: Question towards Dror Daryan about the role artists and film makers play for social change and justice

[@sandrajones1609]

I support you with every single solidarity cell of my free expressive being !!!!! peace ✌️

[@user-uq3ie2io6e]

Frieden ✌️ Freiheit Alle Menschen sind GLEICH☝️🕊☮️💖

[@user-cu9tp8dp1p]

​@@user-uq3ie2io6eRichtig - und dennoch bilden einige sich ein zu einem ,auserwählten Volk' zu gehören und andere meinen in ,Gottes eigenem Land' zu leben. Genau diese beiden sind für 90% der Unruhe auf unserem Globus verantwortlich

Peace also for Israel Than it is okay.

[@nikidrakos492]

So good to see my former filmmaker colleague (back in 2006/Berlin) Dror Dayan speak so eloquently and in such a principled way about what is the current German crime and the insanity of Germany's twisted attitude towards its own history of genocide. ❤️ Shame on the German state and the German police for the repression!

[@liselotte1474]

I hope he gives back his german passport

[@Thefloristgang4pf]

@@liselotte1474I wish that the German state would not be complicit in a third genocide, but alas😏

[@blablubb2001]

@@liselotte1474so that only fascists stay with a german passport?

[@wfb.subtraktor311]

@@liselotte1474 You are so far gone. This is LITERALLY f4scist rhetoric. "Have my opinion or else!"

[@salimchowdhury-mb6vp]

Welcome all of you Love you God blessing you ❤❤❤

[@gypon2732]

Narrow-minded arrogance and arbitrariness is nothing new and has a long tradition among German authorities. Not just for this event. Bornierte Arroganz und Willkür ist nichts neues und hat lange Tradition bei deutschen Behörden. Nicht erst zu diesem Ereignis. All responsibles must face accountability. Alle Verantwortlichen müssen zur Rechenschaft gebracht werden.

[@wfb.subtraktor311]

Man erinnere sich an die "eins Pimmel"-Geschichte ;)

[@annychest718]

what do you mean h/d people have been put in prison in that country for questioning one single statement or number that came out of the ww2 war machine Free Deutschland Free Palestine ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏻✊🏿✊✊🏼

[@snoopy7690]

Sounds like the 1930s in Germany all over again ....

[@Hadrianus_Olympius]

1933

[@DRUNKBEATZ]

Freundlicher reminder nicht auf die IOF und anti teutschen Trolls einzugehen, einfach weiter protestieren ✌🏻

[@MsBerlinski]

Güle Güle am Po!

[@mariatsappou3689]

We are all Palestinians !!! From Greece ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@MrBroken030]

Im not

[@vawan9160]

I'm - Chinese Malaysian Christian. Palestine represent us, the Global Majority

[@kberlin85]

Speak for yourself. I dont care about them

[@countvertigo5869]

​@@vawan9160 😂what?!?

[@IOSALive]

DiEM25, This is awesome! I subscribed because I want to see more!

[@stothsam]

Would it be possible to release Dror Dayan's contribution as a clip on its own? It's powerful stuff and needs to be shared widely!

[@communist754]

Spectacular display of liberty and democracy 🎉🎉

[@jumperontheline]

English speaking starts at 40:05. Wonderful speeches by two guests, followed by questions and answers, some in English and some in German.

[@salimchowdhury-mb6vp]

free free free free Palestine 🍉🇪🇭💔

[@EsrielHildesheimer-no9wn]

.....from Hamas and other terrorists

Free Israel. Israelis have been there for 1000s of years. Without Islam.

[@Tsukoyomi460]

Ich bin sprachlos über diese unglaubliche dreistheit und Rechtsbruch dieser Gestapo!!!

[@ignisetaqua7089]

Du hast wohl Geschichte verpasst, die Nationalsozialisten waren Fans vom Islam. Fuck, sind eure Vergleiche wiederlich!!!

[@birgitditto2133]

Unbelievable Isn't this what we are told Rus*sia is doing? Wo sind unsere Rechte? Da muss man sich ja schämen. The world is talking about us. Now we are implemented in another genocide. They all sold their souls.

[@user-cu9tp8dp1p]

Auch diese Willkür sollte Auswirkungen auf die kommenden Wahlen haben. Es ist unglaublich, dass Gesetze in dieser schikanösen Form gebeugt werden, wenn es darum geht jüdische Befindlichkeiten über deutsches Recht zu stellen. Ich hoffe. dass die anstehenden Klagen Erfolg haben. Alles für Palästina.

[@karlfechner9602]

freust du dich auch schon auf das kalifat?

[@memiday9741]

@@karlfechner9602 das macht keinen Sinn, was du da schreibst, ganz im Gegenteil! So unterstützt du doch, dass palästinensische Flüchtlinge nach Europa flüchten müssen!!! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@DRUNKBEATZ]

Danke für eure Arbeit!! Zensur eines autokratischen Staat! Ich frage mich, wie das begründet werden soll? Wir müssen alle mehr protestieren

[@e.t.finger7215]

Ich frag mich ob man sowas wie einen generalstreik anzetteln kann. Wir müssen uns alle dafür einsetzen dass baerbock scholz und co im gefängnis landen. Milosevic usw wurden auch für ihre kriegsverbrechen verurteilt.

[@user-cu9tp8dp1p]

Und richtig wählen und BDS nicht vergessen, sonst wird immer weiter gemordet.

[@bene9513]

Dein ernst?

[@Alu0815]

Are you talking about Russia?

[@bissigerChristian]

@@e.t.finger7215 "einen generalstreik anzetteln"... 🙄 Mit welchen Leuten und Gewerkschaften denn? Die Nachfolger von Peter Hartz von der IG Metall, sind auch alle in der SPD - und diese ist an der MACHT! Und, "Milosevic" spielte ja nicht bei den Amis mit. Sonst wäre er frei geblieben.

[@rudstoncullen3410]

The behavior of the this German regime reminds me of South Africa under the Apartheid regime: thanks to the organizers including to Diem25 / Mera25 . Free Palestine!

[@sophieblau845]

We germans hate our own Regime especially the ones who haven’t even lived in Germany during holocaust time, millions of germans have not even lived there! They just came shortly before 2000 back to Germany and the only one medium called compact tv (who is on the sied of palestine)and especially the magazine the zionist jew george sorros forbid!

[@marcoleiter707]

Ich habe ein neues Synonym gelernt. Fernliegend = bar jeder Vernunft 😂

[@okaytoletgo]

Would the poster consider turning on the translation, into English, for example.

[@revpadma]

This is so shocking. The end of democracy?

[@PixelProlo]

✨🎨❤️👨‍🎨🍉🌻💪✨Thanks for sharing. Keep on your good work✨🍉👨‍🎨❤️🎨👍🏻✨

[@Fixxa11]

Free Palestine!!!

[@HOGH22]

Gut gemacht! Free Free Palestine! ✌💯

[@zantecarroll4448]

thank you all for fighting against this genocide..it is clear to the world germany is complicit with britain and the US in this horrifying crime against all life. ❤

And innocent Israeli murdered from Hamaz. This was Terror. And Hamaz is terror organisation 😢

[@user-qp5us6zg6o]

Danke , das Ihr den Kongress organisiert habt....!

[@deliagussefeld8317]

quatsch

[@t.d.186]

No connection. Site says "heute" for whichever day. Free Palestine.

[@Joggly420]

Should hold your congress with representatives from both sides in Palestine or perhaps Iran or Syria. Thanks

[@fareehahameed4423]

English captions please

[@vawan9160]

Hope springs eternal Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt

[@Ronald-cq7cz]

Das war eine politische Weisung das liegt doch offenbar auf der Hand, wenn die Polizei auch nichts davon wußte.

[@shaphyshaphy]

🍉🇵🇸✊️

[@bissigerChristian]

Jetzt mal ernsthaft...ist hier jemand wirklich noch überrascht?

[@Hadrianus_Olympius]

Doch ....früher wären Schlägertrupps angerückt.

[@bissigerChristian]

@@Hadrianus_OlympiusDie gibt es heute, unter anderen Label, auch noch. -> Anti-Deutsche. Beste Freunde der Obrigkeit & Konzerne.

[@haticeergun7618]

There is no english subtitles..!

[@aliclay666]

Comon!!! Like!!!

[@adelheidwiese3706]

This was not the first occasion in Germany banned in this illegal way. The same happened in 2020 to the demonstrations and events which questioned the Anti- C*r*na measures.

[@Alu0815]

Adelheid this is bullshit

Ich finde es auch sehr wichtig, die *inhaltliche* Begründung des "Betätigungsverbotes" von Salman Abu Sitta einzufordern. Wenn die wirklich auf dem "ich hätte einer von Euch sein können..." Text beruht, ist es sehr wichtig, das gerichtlich bewerten zu lassen. In meiner Interpretation ist der Text unbequem, aber nicht gewaltverherrlichend. Und keine Spur von Antisemitismus und Israelhass. Ferner möchte ich wetten, dass die Verbotsbetreiber Salman und Ghassan durcheinander geworfen haben. Das ist zwar juristisch nicht so wichtig, würde aber die Achtlosigkeit dokumentieren, mit der Behörden Verbote aussprechen,.

[@MathsExtra]

I can not open this video?

[@stray_cat7612]

😿Welcome to the Germany: 🙈🙉🙊

[@Hadrianus_Olympius]

👍Multikulti is over

[@susanevans3203]

I can't get access on youtube

[@macareuxmoine]

It only starts at about 20:00 , maybe try again?

[@laluba3603]

Try to start it at 20:22. nd please if you can translate. I have never had any attraction to learning German, for understandable reasons.

[@jumperontheline]

​@@laluba3603If you jump to 40:05 there are two guests who speak in English, then questions and answers some of which are in English

[@laluba3603]

@@jumperontheline I know. Though I would have liked translated subtitles.

[@jumperontheline]

@@laluba3603 Yes, it's extremely lax of whoever uploaded this to not turn on auto translate into English, as well as the languages of the European countries DIEM 25 are aiming to be elected in. Actually, I think there should have been interpretation into English at the press conference. The guy with white hair who spoke in both languages could have done it. I agree with the film maker who chose to speak in English: this fascist behaviour by a European government is of international importance!!!

[@liselotte1474]

Warum hat die in die Organisation involvierte Juristin nicht nach Art.8 GG / VersG die Aufhebung des Versammlungsverbots vor dem Gericht beantragt. Oder passt das politisch (siehe Dror D. )in die Strategie?

[@stv625]

Sie haben wohl nicht aufmerksam zugehört. Die Versammlung war erlaubt und ins Detail abgesprochen. Sie wurde _nach dem Beginn vor Ort_ aufgelöst. Wann genau laut Ihrem Vorschlag hätte 'die in die Organisation involvierte Juristin' die Aufhebung des Versammlungsverbots denn gerichtlich beantragen sollen?

[@liselotte1474]

@@stv625 Am Freitagabend

[@AshHouseware1]

@@liselotte1474 Die Veranstaltung lief bereits.

[@klebendesetwas4854]

Wenn ich das so höre...greift da nicht eigentlich sogar GG Art. 20 abs. 4? Schade das ich nicht vor Ort war...😥

[@rasheedamurad5931]

Where can i listen to it in English please?

[@DiEM25official]

Halfway through the speakers also talk in English.

[@UTubeISphere]

40:20 onwards, for instance

[@jumperontheline]

At 40:05 there are two English speaking guests, followed by questions in both languages.

[@alkiefahservice]

@aljazeera

[@sandrajones1609]

and few other: middle east eye, anadolu english, neturei karta, un human rights council ✌️

[@liselotte1474]

@@sandrajones1609 Therefore make the congress in quatar, iran emirates

[@helo6172]

@@liselotte1474 Why? Are you implying that Germany's support for freedom of speech is even worse than Quatar, Iran and the UAE?

[@foxxyboxxy9348]

I dont have sound...

[@jumperontheline]

The conference starts at 20 minutes in, but English speaking starts at 40:05. There are two English speaking guests, and then questions and answers, some of them in English.

[@monseforca21]

Resumen en Inglés - min 55.

[@HaltdenKopfhoch]

Für die, die ihre Zeit nicht verschwenden wollen: Das Video beginnt bei 21:15.

[@milarepetzky6585]

Free Palestine!

[@mercedes872]

Today this congress is known all over the world thanks to the German authorities. In Spain we can't hardly believe that something like this happens in Germany, a supposed democratic country. Where is freedom of speech? Where are the left parties? Are there left parties in Germany? Is it true that the sentence "From the river to the sea Palestine will be free" is forbidden? Is it true that Varufakis can not enter the country? Please, tell me this is not true.

[@jesusalejandroblancofonsec7719]

😔🕯️🇵🇸✊🏼🇾🇪👥🇮🇷

[@cienkusnadi5130]

Wake up Germany.. you belong to Christ, Jesus, the only One Almighty God the Lord.. the only Way & Truth to the eternity Life.. Jesus bless you Germany...❤

[@Hadrianus_Olympius]

Jesus war Deutscher - wusste schon der deutscheste Deutsche aller Österreicher

[@ignisetaqua7089]

Wölfe im Schafspelz, wie immer. 😂

[@stv625]

Genau das habe ich mir gerade auch vom deutschen Rechtsstaat gedacht!

[@bene9513]

​@@stv625was sprach den genau gegen den rechtsstaat? Nach der logik hätte die aktion von vorneherein nicht stattfinden dürfen. Was die rechtstaatlichkeit in palästina angeht hätte ja auch durchaus thema sein können 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Hadrianus_Olympius]

@@bene9513 und was hat die dt. Staatsräson mit einem Rechtsstaat gemein?

[@bene9513]

@@Hadrianus_Olympius die frage die Zuvor gestellt werden sollte ist, wo siehst du dabei eine staatsräson? Etwas viel pathos meinst du nicht?

[@Hadrianus_Olympius]

@@bene9513 Ihr Deutschen leidet an einer ausgeprägten historischen Amnesie - dt. Staatsräson

[@kriszwebber2939]

Habe das Statemnent von Dror Dayan ins Deutshe übersetzt: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpXZaHyForugra8

[@Kalas82]

there's no point. germany is lost. my country is gonna be lost for quite a while, probably longer than i've yet to live. and i'm saying this not because of political action, but because of everyday people's behavior and reactions.

[@Jaywrites23]

Starts at 20:00

[@MrBroken030]

As far as i know the congress was stopped due to one the speakers, Salmann Abu Sitta having contacts to Hamas and celebrating the terroristic attacks on his blog (even going so far to say if he were younger he would have been one of the october attackers) and the organizers of the congress failed to distance themselves from him, they wanted him to speak. So the event was cancelled by the police due to it being labelled extremist. Salmann Abu Sitta was also denied entry to germany based upon his Hamas contacts and positive view on terrorism.

[@jumperontheline]

I don't know anything about the guest, but it isn't illegal to show a video, or as in this case, have someone speak on livestream. The authorities had plenty of time in which to try to have the guest, or the whole conference, banned. This would have given the organisers a chance to make amendments or challenge the decision in court. Instead they chose to enter with four times as many police as there were attendees, break into a cupboard and shut down the electricity supply. They then stopped the conference going ahead, on the pretext that someone might say something illegal. The only people who broke any laws are whoever ordered this raid, starting with the right to free assembly under the constitution of Germany. English starts at 40:05 with two guest speakers and the situation is summarised in answers to the press.

[@zantecarroll4448]

if under international law and confirmed by the united nations the palestinians are occupied and imprisoned by the israeli state than isn't an uprising fighting against their oppressors legal by international law? even though atrocities were committed by the uprising and the oppressors? by international law?

[@riamahmed4440]

Why spreading lies? so cheap and disgusting what you are stating there. He is a doctor and he was a surgent there during these ongoing genocide and now he is a head of a university in the UK. He is a respected doctor. Shame on you and on Zionist terrorist like you.

[@helo6172]

Can you point me to the alleged blog of his? (I was not able to find it)

[@MrBroken030]

@@helo6172 No i cant, if you cant find it it's due to him deleting it i guess? Im not a journalist or with the police, im just stating what I read and heard.

[@bene9513]

Ich finde diesen ganzen "Kongress" extrem fragwürdig. Bei den vermeintlichen werten weswegen dieser aufgezogen wurde, frage ich mich auch wo der ukraine Kongress bleibt oder wo der tibet kongress. Mir scheint als wären die intressen doch etwas anderes gelegen..

[@MrPuhvogel]

Ukrainekongress ? Reichen nicht Waffenlieferungen und Milliarden Unterstützung ?

[@nilshaack]

Der deutsche staat unterstützt nunmal den genozid in gaza. Unterstützung russlands oder chinas bei seinen verbrechen ist soweit ich weiß nicht "staatsräson"

[@wfb.subtraktor311]

Brauchen wir einen Ukrainekongress in Deutschland? Die große Mehrheit der Deutschen befürwortet die Hilfe für die Ukraine doch schon.

[@Draxtor]

I am seeing Israel state propaganda in my sponsored tab on this video .. .you can;t make this stuff up :(

[@seanjamin1980]

❤️🇮🇱❤️ Israel Wins 😘

[@irondoc1251]

The Zionists will NEVER live in peace

[@jeangold8789]

It has lost already

[@seanjamin1980]

@@jeangold8789 no 🤡 Israel can now continue Gaza operation 😘

[@IOSALive]

DiEM25, You're amazing! Let's be friends and have fun together!