Hugo Hamilton: Fixation on Nazi past has led Germany to the wrong side of history on Gaza

Repression of criticism of Israel is taking hold on the country’s streets and in its universities and cultural institutions, but young people are fighting back

Kitty O'Brien is led away by Berlin police. Photo: Irish Bloc Berlin/Caoimhe McAlister

When you see the social media clip of a teenage girl being arrested in Berlin, you know there is something seriously wrong with Germany. The girl is sitting passively on the street at a pro-Palestine protest, with an orange suit, long hair, a small white handbag around her neck. Police in riot gear lift her by the arms and legs and carry her away, shouting “out of the way” at bystanders, as if they have caught the world’s most dangerous terrorist.

When th

See Full Page