German Leftists: Jews are "pigs," "faggots," etc.

[Yala]

The German leftists are at it again in Germany, same German leftists as in 1945...

Prominent French Jewish filmmaker Claude Lanzmann expressed "shock" last week that German leftists in Hamburg had violently prevented the showing of his debut documentary film, Why Israel, about the role of the Jewish state as a homeland for refugees.

In late October, the 1973-produced film was scheduled to be shown at the B-Movie cinema, but roughly 50 left-wing activists from diverse anti-Israel groups affiliated with the anti-Zionist International Center B5 barred visitors from entering the movie house.

In Why Israel, Lanzmann - perhaps best known for his groundbreaking documentary Shoah - depicts Israelis who found refuge in Israel after the Holocaust.

The movie house said in a statement that it had been compelled to cancel the film screening and a podium discussion because "we were threatened with violence."

According to eyewitness reports in the German media, left-wing protesters ranging in age from 16 to 70 shouted "Jewish pigs" and "faggots" to the cinema attendees. A pro-Israel left-of-center group, Kritikmaximierung, cosponsored the showing of the film.

Werner Pomrehn, a radio host for the Hamburg-based station FSK, told the The Jerusalem Post on Friday that an anti-Israel activist had struck him in the face at the screening event. Asked about the International Center B5 demonstrators, Pomrehn, who reports on anti-Semitism in Hamburg, termed the group the "Pol-Pot Left."

Lanzmann told the magazine Der Spiegel Online that the obstruction ofWhy Israel was the first time a protest had prevented the showing of one of his films.

In view of Germany's Nazi history, he expressed dismay that the film presentation had been blocked.

"The Germans must not be allowed again to appear as masters," said Lanzmann.

Der Spiegel noted that the Nazis had prevented so-called "Jewified" films from being shown.

Responding to the anti-Israel hostility of the German leftist group, Lanzmann said, "They call it anti-Zionism, but it is anti-Semitism."

Andreas Benl, a veteran observer of the leftist scene in Hamburg and a member of the political group Hamburger Studienbibliothek, told the Post that "anti-Semitic attacks are not taken seriously in Germany. Only when they become an international problem for Germany's reputation."

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...ticle/ShowFull

[Roland]

Oh no. Seems I missed the entire show.