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The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the Israeli government.

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[–] PlasticLove@lemmy.today -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nazi Germany still going strong in 2025 it seems.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Good job reading the article. These groups were supporting Palestine. The German government (not just the current one) is overly cautious and does everything to avoid antagonising Israel, precisely because certain people are quick to yell "Nazi".

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Perhaps people are inclined to yell Nazi because their government is funding a genocide and silencing speech against the Israeli government.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org -2 points 1 year ago

I am very much with you in being against what they're doing but supporting Israel is usually not the reason Germans in particular are called "Nazi".

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Uuuh yeah, pretty sure they meant what they said. Genocide is genocide, no matter if its Jews or Palestinians getting killed.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It is. "Nazi" is still at best a weird choice of words in this case.

[–] PlasticLove@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago

No it’s not.

Zionists are Nazis. Israel is a Nazi state.

Nazi is an adjective not simply a political party from the 1930s.