• yesman@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I had to look this up, In case anyone else didn’t know. DW.com is like NPR, but for Germany.

    There was relevant scandal in 2020 where the Guardian reported on racism, misogyny, toxic work conditions, and antisemitism at DW. DW responded to these accusations by cutting ties with a partner news outlet from the Middle East, and firing a handful of employees after their socials were trawled for"antisemitism". (two of whom sued successfully for wrongful termination) DW also updated their code of conduct to read:

    Germany’s historical responsibility for the Holocaust is also a reason for which we support the right of Israel to exist

    Which could be read as benign if we didn’t already know that Israel’s “right to exist” is a cudgel to label any anti-Zionist sentiment as antisemitic.