The Failure of Germany's Memory Culture.
Published In: Dissent (0012-3846), 2024, v. 71, n. 2. P. 66 1 of 3
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Authored By: Kundnani, Hans 3 of 3
Abstract
In the months since October 7, people around the world have looked on in horror as Germany has wielded the memory of the Holocaust to silence criticism of Israel's war on Gaza. The German government's response to the conflict itself has not been all that different from that of the United States: both have increased their supply of weapons to Israel and supported Israel against South Africa in the International Court of Justice. But Germany has gone much further than the United States in persecuting protesters, artists, and intellectuals expressing sympathy for and solidarity with the Palestinian people. It wields its responsibility for a barely distant genocide as a kind of moral authority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Source:Dissent (0012-3846). 2024/04, Vol. 71, Issue 2, p66
- Document Type:Article
- Subject Area:Literature and Writing
- Publication Date:2024
- ISSN:0012-3846
- DOI:10.1353/dss.2024.a929031
- Accession Number:177942728
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