A new article in nd‑aktuell (Erster Schritt, aber zu spät?) presents a range of left-wing voices on Germany’s recognition of Palestine—featuring two PJA members: Nahed Samour and Michael Barenboim.
Samour critiques the two-state framing for overlooking legal responsibilities, on-the-ground realities, and the demands of Palestinian civil society. Barenboim urges a human-rights-focused, decolonial path that prioritizes the end of apartheid and the rights of refugees and the occupied.
The piece also includes perspectives from Die Linke Gregor Gysi, Long‑time parliamentary group leader of Die Linke in the Bundestag, who highlights the illegality of settlements; Lea Reisner, Member of the Bundestag for Die Linke serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee, who reminds readers that peace requires justice, not just recognition; and historian Ilan Pappé, who frames Zionism as a Eurocentric colonial project.
Read the full article here: nd-aktuell.de
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