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controversy2 years ago•1 min saved

Controversial Essay on Gaza Leads to Cancellation of Hannah Arendt Prize

The controversial award ceremony for the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought, which was set to honor U.S.-Russian writer Masha Gessen, has been postponed and will now take place on a smaller scale. Gessen faced criticism for statements comparing the situation in Gaza to Jewish ghettos during World War II. The Heinrich Böll Foundation, a contributor to the prize money, described the comments as "unacceptable." As a result, the foundations withdrew their support, and the Bremen City Hall withdrew permission to use the venue for the ceremony. Gessen is known for writing about political currents and conflicts in the US and Russian society.

via Haaretz|

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politics2 years ago•2 min saved

Controversial Gaza Essay Leads to Cancellation of Masha Gessen's Arendt Prize

The Heinrich Böll Foundation, a left-wing German political foundation, has decided not to present the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought to Masha Gessen, a Russian American journalist, due to an essay they wrote drawing parallels between the situation of Jews in Nazi Germany and Palestinians in Gaza. The foundation, affiliated with Alliance90/The Greens, withdrew from awarding the prize, which recognizes critical political thought, but it will still be presented to Gessen without the foundation's participation. The decision came after criticism from the Bremen chapter of the German-Israeli Society, which argued that honoring Gessen would contradict action against growing antisemitism. Germany's defense of Israel has often led to the conflation of criticism of Israeli policies with antisemitism, silencing Jewish voices critical of Israel.

via Common Dreams|

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