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world-news2 years ago

"Author's Controversial Comparison of Gaza to Nazi-era Ghettos Sparks Award Ceremony Suspension"

Russian-American writer Masha Gessen received a German literary prize in a scaled-down ceremony after comparing Gaza to Nazi German ghettos in a recent article. The comparison was viewed as controversial in Germany, which strongly supports Israel as a form of remorse and responsibility for the Holocaust. Gessen, critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians, defended the comparison as morally and politically necessary.

via The Associated Press|
#controversy#gaza#german-literary-prize
controversy2 years ago

"Author's Controversial Comparison of Gaza to Nazi-era Ghettos Sparks Award Ceremony Suspension"

Russian-American writer Masha Gessen received a German literary prize in a delayed and scaled-down ceremony after facing criticism for comparing Gaza to Nazi German ghettos in a recent article. The comparison was viewed as controversial in Germany, which strongly supports Israel as a form of remorse and responsibility for the Holocaust. The criticism comes amid Germany's struggle with the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war and rising antisemitism. The award ceremony took place with limited guests and police security.

via ABC News|
#controversy#gaza#german-literary-prize
international-relations2 years ago

"Author's Controversial Comparison of Gaza to Nazi-era Ghettos Sparks Award Ceremony Suspension"

Russian-American writer Masha Gessen received a German literary prize in a scaled-down ceremony after her article comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos sparked controversy. The comparison was viewed as unacceptable in Germany, which strongly supports Israel as a form of remorse for the Holocaust. The criticism comes as Germany grapples with the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war and rising antisemitism. The sponsoring organization and the Bremen Senate withdrew from the original ceremony, but the award was still given in a different location with police security.

via The Independent|
#controversy#gaza#german-literary-prize
politics2 years ago

Award Ceremony Canceled Over Writer's Comparison of Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish Ghettos

The Heinrich Böll Foundation has withdrawn its support for an award ceremony honoring Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen after they compared Gaza to a Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe. The foundation objected to Gessen's comparison, stating it was unacceptable and rejected their implication that Israel aimed to "liquidate Gaza like a Nazi ghetto." The award will still be presented to Gessen in a different setting, but the ceremony will not take place as planned. Supporters have criticized the decision, highlighting the irony of suspending a prize awarded in memory of Hannah Arendt, a Jewish-American philosopher and political theorist who covered the trial of Adolf Eichmann.

via The Guardian|
#award-ceremony#gaza#heinrich-boll-foundation
controversy2 years ago

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|
#award-ceremony#controversy#hannah-arendt-prize
politics2 years ago

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|
#gaza#germany#hannah-arendt-prize