Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters (citizens of US, Poland, Ireland)

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Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters
Objections from a top immigration official that none of the protesters were convicted of crimes were overruled amid political pressure.


BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 13: German police intervene and detain pro-Palestinian demonstrators as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather to protest Israeli attacks over Gaza, in Berlin, Germany on July 13, 2024. (Photo by Erbil Basay/Anadolu via Getty Images)


Berlin’s immigration authorities are moving to deport four young foreign residents on allegations related to participation in protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, an unprecedented move that raises serious concerns over civil liberties in Germany.

The deportation orders, issued under German migration law, were made amid political pressure and over internal objections from the head of the state of Berlin’s immigration agency. The internal strife arose because three of those targeted for deportation are citizens of European Union member states who normally enjoy freedom of movement between E.U. countries.

The orders — issued by the state of Berlin, whose Senate administration oversees immigration enforcement — are set to take effect in less than a month. None of the four has been convicted of any crimes.

The cases are drawing comparisons to the U.S.’s use of deportation orders to suppress social movements.

“If someone is being expelled simply for their political beliefs, that’s a massive overreach.”
“What we’re seeing here is straight out of the far right’s playbook,” said Alexander Gorski, a lawyer representing two of the protesters. “You can see it in the U.S. and Germany, too: Political dissent is silenced by targeting the migration status of protesters.”

https://theintercept.com/2025/03/31/germany-gaza-protesters-deport/

[tritsofme]

1. If you are an anti-Semite in Germany, you're probably going to have a bad time

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2. This isn't aimed at antisemites. It's aimed at pro-Palestinian protesters...

Surely yr not trying to claim that anyone who's pro-Palestinian is an antisemite? That kind of accusation is moving squarely into Trump territory....

[tritsofme]

3. Germany has learned their lesson, I support their principled stand against anti-Semitism here.

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4. You think that pro-palestinian is the same as antisemitism?

The German authorities haven't charged any of them with antisemitism. In fact the main accusations appear to be property damage.

So why would you ignore the fact that this is straight out of the Trump playbook and instead praise the action and appear to confuse being pro-palestinian with antisemitism?

[tritsofme]

5. I don't believe the German authorities are confused in this instance.

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6. That's not what I asked you.

And yr reply makes no sense, seeing I pointed out to you (assuming that you hadn't bothered reading the article) that the German authorities haven't charged anyone with antisemitism. Yr the one who made the accusation of antisemitism, not the German authorities, so I'd like you to answer what you were actually asked. If you don't want to, I'll take it that you do equate being pro-Palestinian with antisemitism, and use this exchange as an example next time anyone claims no-one at DU thinks being pro-Palestinian is being antisemitic.

[tritsofme]

7. You can choose to put whatever words in my mouth you'd like.

I’m not playing these games.

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8. Why are you repeatedly refusing to answer a very simple question?

There's no game playing on my side of things. I'd much prefer to see a reply where there's a genuine effort to engage in discussion, rather than the evasion I'm seeing here.

There's a huge difference between putting words in someone's mouth and coming to a conclusion based on what's already been said and a refusal to clarify what was meant. This performance from you falls into the latter category.