Ghassan Abu Sitta, who worked in Gaza City last year, said he was questioned at Berlin’s airport before being told he was not allowed to enter the country.
British Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta at his home in east London in December. BERLIN — Police officers shut down and banned a Palestinian solidarity conference in Berlin and detained more than a dozen attendees, hours after a British Palestinian doctor slated to speak at the event said German authorities “forcibly prevented” his entry into the country., said that he was questioned for three hours at Berlin’s airport before being told he was not allowed to enter the country.
Critics have countered that Germany’s intention is to stifle voices critical of Israel’s war, and point to the soft hand of authorities when it comes to antisemitism of White far-right Germans.at the Berlin International Film Festival after he called for a cease-fire in Gaza and criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.Police shut down the Palestinian solidarity conference about a minute into playing a video message from Salman Abu Sitta — Ghassan Abu Sitta’s uncle.
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