Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Citing post-Holocaust doctrine, Germany seeks to deport 4 pro-Palestinian foreign protesters, one of them is an American citizen

President Trump is not alone! There are copycats abroad! 😊

Will President Trump accept the return of this American citizen? 😊

"Germany is moving to deport four foreign residents of Berlin over their alleged activity at pro-Palestinian protests, in a move that appears likely to test a foundational principle adopted in the wake of the Holocaust.

Three of the residents are citizens of the European Union, which normally allows free movement between member states. Kasia Wlaszczyk is a citizen of Poland, and Shane O’Brien and Roberta Murray are citizens of Ireland.

The fourth, Cooper Longbottom, is a 27-year-old U.S. citizen from Seattle who faces a ban from all 29 European countries in the Schengen Zone for two years after leaving Germany.

German immigration authorities ordered this group’s expulsion based on separate allegations tied to pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including a sit-in at the Berlin central train station, a road blockade and the occupation of a building at the Free University. 

The deportation orders say that two of the protesters called a police officer “fascist” — insulting an officer is illegal in Germany — and three demonstrated with groups that chanted “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” a slogan the country outlawed last year as antisemitic. All of them are also accused of “indirectly” supporting Hamas and pro-Hamas organizations in Europe.

They have been given a deadline of April 21 to leave Germany or be forcibly deported. ..."

Citing post-Holocaust doctrine, Germany seeks to deport 4 pro-Palestinian protesters - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "One of the people who has been ordered to leave the country is a U.S. citizen."

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