Why we disrupted Annalena Baerbock’s award speech
Summary
The article’s authors explain why they and other protesters interrupted Annalena Baerbock’s award speech at Uppsala University. They criticize her record on Israel and Gaza and accuse the university of applying different standards to Israeli and Russian institutions; these are the authors’ views and claims.Key Facts
- The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation named Baerbock its 2026 medallist and invited her to give a lecture at Uppsala University.
- The article says Germany approved 94 million euros in arms exports to Israel over three months in 2024.
- The authors say protesters entered the event in groups and interrupted Baerbock’s seminar four times.
- The authors criticize Baerbock’s public support for Israel’s security and her positions on Israeli military actions in Gaza.
- The article says the International Court of Justice indicated provisional measures concerning Israel and the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- The authors say Baerbock declined to describe events in Gaza as genocide while serving as president of the United Nations General Assembly.
- The authors say Uppsala University ended collaborations with Russian institutions after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine but has not taken similar action against Israeli institutions.
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