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On 5/1/24 11:33 AM, David Langford wrote:
> CHINA MIEVILLE cancelled his acceptance of a literature fellowship at
> Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service)
> owing to this institute's seeming complicity with 'a shameful program of
> repression and anti-Palestinian racism.' (Xitter, 23 April)

I don't know what she's referring to. This is about the most relevant 
item I could find:

https://www.daad.de/de/der-daad/daad-journal/themen/2024/bildungschancen-fuer-palaestina/

Translating some of the text:

"The situation of the Palestinian civilian population, particularly in 
the Gaza Strip, is coming to a head. With the acute threat from combat 
action, hunger, and illness, the almost complete collapse of the 
educational infrastructure, educational perspectives, and the chances of 
an entire generation are on the line. DAAD will go against this trend 
with a series of measures.

"The terror attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023 has hit the 
land hard. DAAD has very quickly declared its solidarity with Israel. 
'Our sympathy goes to the victims and their families, and we express our 
sincere sympathy to those who have lost dependents or fear for them,' 
said DAAD president Joybrato Mukherjee in a statement just a few days 
later. 'We stand strong in solidarity with all Israelis, especially our 
numerous friends and partners in Israeli colleges.'

Very racist, opposing the murder of Jews. Next thing you know, they'll 
denounce the Nazis.


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Gary McGath    http://www.mcgath.com