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		<title>Criminalizzata anche l’anguria &#8220;palestinese&#8221;: la deriva della sempre più intollerante Germania</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roberto Vivaldelli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>La Germania sta consolidando una deriva securitaria che equipara la solidarietà pro-palestinese a una minaccia per l'ordine democratico.</p>
<p>L'articolo <a href="https://it.insideover.com/politica/criminalizzata-anche-languria-palestinese-la-deriva-della-sempre-piu-intollerante-germania.html">Criminalizzata anche l’anguria &#8220;palestinese&#8221;: la deriva della sempre più intollerante Germania</a> proviene da <a href="https://it.insideover.com">InsideOver</a>.</p>
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<p>La transizione della Germania verso una democrazia sempre più blindata e intollerante verso le voci critiche non è più una sensazione: è un fatto documentato. Il governo guidato da <strong>Friedrich Merz (Cdu)</strong>, infatti, sembra aver ereditato e addirittura intensificato la deriva securitaria degli ultimi anni. L&#8217;ennesima prova arriva da un <a href="https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/SharedDocs/hintergruende/DE/auslandsbezogener-extremismus/saekularer-propalaestinensischer-extremismus.html%C2%A0" type="link" id="https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/SharedDocs/hintergruende/DE/auslandsbezogener-extremismus/saekularer-propalaestinensischer-extremismus.html%C2%A0">dossier appena pubblicato dall&#8217;Ufficio federale per la protezione della costituzione (BfV)</a>, i servizi segreti interni tedeschi. Il <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/german-intelligence-publishes-dossier-secular-pro-palestinian-extremism" type="link" id="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/german-intelligence-publishes-dossier-secular-pro-palestinian-extremism">documento</a>, intitolato &#8220;estremismo laico pro-palestinese&#8221;, non è una semplice analisi: è un atto politico che <strong>equipara la solidarietà verso il popolo palestinese a una minaccia per l&#8217;ordine democratico</strong>.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">La criminalizzazione del dissenso: angurie e manifesti come &#8220;minaccia&#8221;</h2>



<p>Il dossier dei servizi tedeschi descrive un presunto mondo oscuro e pericoloso fatto di organizzazioni, movimenti e individui che condividono «<strong>l&#8217;ostilità verso Israele</strong>». Tra i simboli di questo presunto estremismo troviamo la <strong>mappa della Palestina storica</strong>, lo slogan «dal fiume al mare» e persino <strong>l&#8217;immagine di un&#8217;anguria affettata</strong>, i cui colori rimandano alla bandiera palestinese. Secondo i servizi segreti, esporre questi simboli equivale a «negare il diritto di esistere di Israele». Viene citato persino Handala, il celebre bambino rifugiato disegnato dal <strong>fumettista Naji Al-Ali</strong>, diventato icona globale della resistenza palestinese. Ora, anche Handala per i servizi diventa un «simbolo identificativo» di una rete eversiva che, secondo il BfV, collegherebbe «estremisti di sinistra, islamisti e gruppi di destra» in un&#8217;unica, indistinta minaccia.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">In Germania la stretta sui pro-pal è documentata anche dall&#8217;Onu</h2>



<p>La criminalizzazione del dissenso in Germania verso la politica israeliana è documentata dalle organizzazioni internazionali. Nell&#8217;ottobre 2025, <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/10/un-experts-urge-germany-halt-criminalisation-and-police-violence-against" type="link" id="https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/10/un-experts-urge-germany-halt-criminalisation-and-police-violence-against">un rapporto delle Nazioni Unite (Onu) esortava Berlino</a> «a smettere di criminalizzare, punire e reprimere il legittimo attivismo di solidarietà con la Palestina». «Siamo allarmati dal persistente schema di violenza della polizia e dall&#8217;apparente repressione dell&#8217;attivismo di solidarietà con la Palestina da parte della Germania», hanno affermato gli esperti. Secondo le Nazioni Unite, infatti, dall&#8217;ottobre 2023 <strong>la Germania ha intensificato e ampliato le restrizioni nei confronti dell&#8217;attivismo e delle proteste di solidarietà con la Palestina</strong>, nonostante le azioni siano state nel complesso pacifiche e finalizzate a esprimere rivendicazioni legittime, come la richiesta di interrompere le esportazioni di armi verso Israele, la fine del genocidio e dell&#8217;occupazione illegale israeliana, la garanzia dell&#8217;accesso degli aiuti umanitari a Gaza, il riconoscimento dello Stato di Palestina e la responsabilità dei responsabili di crimini atroci.</p>



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<p>Lo scorso aprile, la polizia di <strong>Berlino</strong> è intervenuta duramente contro i manifestanti pro-pal arrestandone alcuni, inclusi minori. Le immagini diffuse da <em>Middle East Eye</em> immortalano agenti di polizia che costringono le persone a terra, le trascinano via e le <strong>immobilizzano con forza aggressiva</strong>.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BERLIN has TWICE as many cops as EU average, even when compared to other German cities<br><br>When many talk about &quot;rising Fascism&quot; this is a key factor. <br>Not only the police but the Berlin Mayor has been caught on online right-wing extremist chat groups<br>h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/SmakSmik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@smaksmik</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PolizeiGewalt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PolizeiGewalt</a> <a href="https://t.co/8dGpU9acJY">https://t.co/8dGpU9acJY</a> <a href="https://t.co/iAkGcpn2Sb">pic.twitter.com/iAkGcpn2Sb</a></p>&mdash; Paul Dva #FromThe River2TheSea 💧🌊 (@zoolooy) <a href="https://twitter.com/zoolooy/status/1951980674782511379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>In <strong>Germania</strong> <strong>persiste un forte tabù</strong>, a livello politico e istituzionale, nel criticare apertamente Israele, condizionato dall’imbarazzante passato nazista del Paese. Tra il 1941 e il 1945, il governo nazista tedesco e i suoi collaboratori assassinarono sistematicamente circa sei milioni di ebrei. Questo retaggio storico continua a influenzare profondamente la politica estera tedesca, che vede Berlino come <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-approves-3bn-israel-arms-deal-despite-gaza-genocide-" type="link" id="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-approves-3bn-israel-arms-deal-despite-gaza-genocide-">secondo fornitore di armi a Israele dopo gli Stati Uniti. </a></p>



<p>Sebbene la Germania abbia brevemente sospeso alcune spedizioni nell’ottobre 2025, in seguito all’approvazione da parte di Israele di un’offensiva di terra per la conquista di Gaza, i trasferimenti sono ripresi già a novembre. Il 21 aprile, insieme all’Italia, la Germania ha bloccato una mozione presentata da Spagna, Irlanda e Slovenia per <strong>sospendere l’accordo commerciale tra UE e Israele</strong>. Il ministro degli Esteri tedesco <strong>Johann Wadephul</strong> ha definito «inappropriata» l&#8217;iniziativa dei tre Paesi, affermando: «Dobbiamo parlare con Israele delle questioni cruciali… e questo deve avvenire in un dialogo critico e costruttivo con Israele». </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">La stretta sulla libertà di stampa: il caso Esken e il blacklisting</h2>



<p>Se il dossier del BfV colpisce la libertà di espressione politica, un altro episodio recente <strong>mostra come anche la libertà di stampa sia sotto attacco</strong>. La deputata Spd <strong>Saskia Esken</strong>, figura di spicco del partito di governo, ha pubblicamente suggerito un <em>blacklisting</em> – un boicottaggio pubblicitario – nei confronti del podcast <em><strong>Ben ungeskriptet</strong> </em>condotto da Benjamin Berndt, reo di aver intervistato il politico dell&#8217;AfD Björn Höcke. Un fatto gravissimo, che sta facendo molto discutere.</p>



<p>Non solo. <a href="https://it.insideover.com/media-e-potere/il-rapporto-che-inchioda-berlino-la-germania-e-il-centro-europeo-della-censura-digitale.html" type="link" id="https://it.insideover.com/media-e-potere/il-rapporto-che-inchioda-berlino-la-germania-e-il-centro-europeo-della-censura-digitale.html">Nelle scorse settimane vi abbiamo raccontato</a> come la&nbsp;<strong>Germania</strong>&nbsp;abbia ora un rapporto controverso con la libertà d’informazione e con la censura. Si tratta infatti di un Paese che, pur vantando un alto punteggio nei rapporti internazionali sulla libertà online (come quello di&nbsp;<em>Freedom House</em>), ha messo in piedi&nbsp;<strong>un vasto apparato di censura e controllo dei contenuti digitali.&nbsp;</strong>Secondo recenti studi e inchieste giornalistiche, Berlino non solo è il fulcro europeo di queste pratiche, ma influenza attivamente le politiche dell’Unione Europea in materia. A dirlo è un&nbsp;<a href="https://liber-net.org/germany/#deutsch">recente studio di&nbsp;<em>Liber-net</em></a>, un’iniziativa no-profit per la libertà digitale, presentato a Berlino nei giorni scorsi dal Ceo&nbsp;<strong>Andrew Lowenthal</strong>, ricercatore australiano e attivista per la libertà di espressione, ripreso dal&nbsp;<a href="https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/kultur-vergnuegen/tv-medien/wie-das-internet-zur-westlichen-werte-welt-umgebaut-wird-zensur-im-netz-li.10007007">quotidiano tedesco&nbsp;<em>Berliner Zeitung</em></a>&nbsp;e dal blog investigativo&nbsp;<em>Racket News</em>&nbsp;del giornalista dei Twitter Files, Matt Taibbi.</p>



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<p>L'articolo <a href="https://it.insideover.com/politica/criminalizzata-anche-languria-palestinese-la-deriva-della-sempre-piu-intollerante-germania.html">Criminalizzata anche l’anguria &#8220;palestinese&#8221;: la deriva della sempre più intollerante Germania</a> proviene da <a href="https://it.insideover.com">InsideOver</a>.</p>
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		<title>Should the CDU and the SDP Shift From the Centre-Ground?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Snape]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="1920" height="893" src="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331.jpg 1920w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331-300x140.jpg 300w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331-768x357.jpg 768w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331-1024x477.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p>The leaders of Germany&#8217;s Social Democratic Party (SDP), Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans, were awarded a mandate by their party faithful at a recent party conference to discuss with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic Party (CDU) about continuing in government. They also stated what their relatively modest policy demands are. The SDP is &#8230; <a href="https://it.insideover.com/politics/should-the-cdu-and-the-sdp-shift-from-the-centre-ground.html">[...]</a></p>
<p>L'articolo <a href="https://it.insideover.com/politics/should-the-cdu-and-the-sdp-shift-from-the-centre-ground.html">Should the CDU and the SDP Shift From the Centre-Ground?</a> proviene da <a href="https://it.insideover.com">InsideOver</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="1920" height="893" src="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331.jpg 1920w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331-300x140.jpg 300w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331-768x357.jpg 768w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LP_1865608-e1576235475331-1024x477.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p><p>The leaders of Germany&#8217;s Social Democratic Party (SDP), Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans, were awarded a mandate by their party faithful at a recent party conference to discuss with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic Party (CDU) about continuing in government. They also stated what their relatively modest policy demands are.</p>
<p>The SDP is feeling the pressure of remaining in a coalition government with the CDU. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-politics-spd/germanys-spd-slip-in-polls-after-choosing-new-leftist-leaders-idUSKBN1YB0A7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Forsa poll</a> put them on 11 per cent, hitting a low last witnessed in June after previous leader Andrea Nahles quit following their disastrous performance in the European elections. Meanwhile, Merkel&#8217;s conservatives gained a percentage point, which left them with a 28 per cent score.</p>
<p>Plummeting poll numbers is certainly one valid reason as to why the SDP feel justified in selecting new leaders. <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/merkel-reluctant-partner-may-shy-040000164.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL2NvbW1lbnRpc2ZyZWUvMjAxOS9kZWMvMDMvdGhlLWd1YXJkaWFuLXZpZXctb24tZ2VybWFueXMtc29jaWFsLWRlbW9jcmF0cy10dXJuaW5nLWxlZnQtaXMtYS1yaXNreS1idXQtbmVjZXNzYXJ5LWdhbWJsZQ&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAN5gDeht1pVxxsYZA0fydyHH0xmq04ae-Fo4qKoJKsVq22bTxnbJWQ5SM7jgErMAsOsXM1PHNxXRZgzu_CfvdnX4tm649qEATih4glV-qTnF64KuHP6NRz-qUs9Y9bT5PKFTBSC74JwsOYxF_71j1JSA1JoZ5t453HjWjakYDkG5" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Bloomberg</em> discovered</a> that they are trailing behind the Greens, whose support remained steady at 21.5 per cent. For the last 10 to 14 years, Germany&#8217;s traditional centre-left party has been a junior coalition partner to the CDU, targeting the centre-ground and helping Merkel retain office. Walter-Borjans and Esken are both staunch critics of the coalition and they might be able to help their party claw back support from their rivals. They said that under the current Chancellor, Germany is stuck in a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/03/the-guardian-view-on-germanys-social-democrats-turning-left-is-a-risky-but-necessary-gamble" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;neo-liberal wilderness.&#8217;</a></p>
<p>The last time that the SDP won a decent vote share was in the 2002 federal elections when former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder won 38.5 per cent of the vote. Following his removal from office when his party won 34.2 per cent of the vote in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/03/the-guardian-view-on-germanys-social-democrats-turning-left-is-a-risky-but-necessary-gamble" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2005 federal election</a>, their popularity has slowly declined. With Merkel due to retire in 2021, many on the centre-left may be sensing an opportunity to re-establish themselves as a radical alternative.</p>
<p>The SDP leaders want their coalition partners to invest more in infrastructure, introduce tougher climate protection measures and increase the minimum wage. But the CDU have said they will not renegotiate the 2018 coalition deal, which means their centre-left partners risk triggering a year-and-a-half of government infighting before the next federal election. They could also destroy their coalition with Merkel. But both coalition partners are taking huge gambles if they start shifting from the centre-ground.</p>
<p><a href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2019/05/10/the-continued-strategic-relevance-of-merkel-style-centrism-in-germany/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> As Luuk Molthof wrote</a> for the London School of Economics, the CDU are also finding it hard to resist the temptation of moving further to the right in the face of shrinking support.</p>
<p>Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the current Chair of the CDU, is keen to please the conservative faction in her party, who are blaming the Chancellor&#8217;s open-door refugee policy for poor performances in recent regional elections. This is despite the fact that candidates from both the CDU and the Christian Social Union, the CDU&#8217;s sister party in Bavaria, criticised the coalition&#8217;s refugee policy.</p>
<p>But they did not lose support to the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) Party; instead the Greens won votes from both the CDU and the SDP. This is why both parties would be making a huge mistake in shifting their policy positions. The Greens have managed to reinvent themselves as a centrist party and that is why they are appealing to both conservative and social democratic voters.</p>
<p>Despite pressure from her own party to quit, <a href="https://euobserver.com/tickers/144418" target="_blank" rel="noopener">59 per cent of Germans</a> want Merkel to remain in office until the next federal election, which proves there is an appetite for centrist politics in Germany.</p>
<p>Shifting further to the left may give the SDP a new identity, but when they are facing stiff competition from both the CDU and the Greens, they risk being pushed out of the centre-ground by becoming more radical. Either way, they are at risk of losing votes. But the CDU would also be making a substantial electoral error if they abandon the centre-ground at a time when their support remains high, despite improving poll positions from both the Greens and the AfD.</p>
<p>L'articolo <a href="https://it.insideover.com/politics/should-the-cdu-and-the-sdp-shift-from-the-centre-ground.html">Should the CDU and the SDP Shift From the Centre-Ground?</a> proviene da <a href="https://it.insideover.com">InsideOver</a>.</p>
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