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Germany: Second talk by top UN official canceled

A major Berlin university canceled a public lecture by Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian territories, following pressure from the Berlin mayor. Many academics are outraged.

The criticism in Berlin included statements from the Israeli ambassador to Germany and the city’s conservative Mayor Kai Wegner, who told the Bild tabloid newspaper earlier this month: “I expect the FU [Free University] to cancel the event immediately and take a clear stand against antisemitism.”