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The article reports on the criticism of the head of the Thuringian State Chancellery Stefan Gruhner of the planned appearance of the rapper Dahabflex in Erfurt due to his alleged connections to the PFLP, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU. Gruhner referred to the anniversary of the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 kidnapped.
In view of the increase in anti-Semitic incidents, Thuringia's State Chancellor Stefan Gruhner has criticized the planned appearance of the rapper Dahabflex in Erfurt. This had already attracted attention with positive references to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), said Gruhner. The PFLP has been classified as a terrorist organization by the EU.
Appeal to organizers
For him personally, performances by such artists crossed a line. «Language is not without consequences. If militant violence is trivialized, if it is almost aestheticized, if terrorist organizations are positive points of reference, then that doesn't work," said Gruhner. Freedom of art and culture does not protect everything.
The rapper is scheduled to perform in a club in Erfurt in mid-October. Gruhner appealed to the organizers to “consider carefully and carefully” whether such events should be held.
In a government survey in the Thuringian state parliament, the head of the state chancellery recalled the anniversary of the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 were abducted to the Gaza Strip.
Turning point for Jews
Gruhner called the act a “barbaric act of terrorism.” It was the worst terrorist attack on Jewish life since the Shoah. This day was a turning point for Jews in Germany. There was a lot of solidarity, but also an increase in anti-Israel anti-Semitism. October 7th made it clear that anti-Semitism is not just a question of the political camp, said Gruhner.
The state parliament session began on Wednesday with a commemoration of the victims of the massacre.
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