She wasn’t fired for being politically active but for statements that violate the “Mäßigung und Zurückhaltung” part.

Can’t be fucked to go through her feed again, I just did a search “from:herhandle israel” and sorted by “latest”.

I strongly doubt that she justified the murder of hostages.

She was quoting some other tweet about something Israel did with the comment “Keep this in mind when Hamas returns the hostages as skeletons” or something like that.

And again, whether you agree or disagree with her is completely besides the point. I’m not here to discuss the conflict, I’m just trying to explain the law and why she lost the status as civil servant. And if you’re an American and suspect you’re getting treated unfairly by a civil servant please go and file a complaint.

This law exists to ensure that people can trust that everyone’s treated equally and fairly by public offices and their workers. TBH I’ve never heard about this person before this post but just had a look on her Twitter account where amongst other things she claims Israel is built on stolen land and therefore by implication questions its right to exist, compares Israel to Nazi Germany and belittles or even justifies the murder of Israeli hostages by Hamas and downplays the Hamas murders, rapes and kidnapping on Oct 7 claiming Israel’s forces do the same.

Now, regardless of whether you agree or disagree with any of that, please ask yourself, would you - as a jew or Israeli - feel comfortable going to a public office and trust that you’re treated fairly, equally and without prejudice by a civil servant who made such statements?

No, quite the opposite:

(2) Beamtinnen und Beamte haben bei politischer Betätigung diejenige Mäßigung und Zurückhaltung zu wahren, die sich aus ihrer Stellung gegenüber der Allgemeinheit und aus der Rücksicht auf die Pflichten ihres Amtes ergibt.

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/beamtstg/__33.html

She wasn’t fired from being a candidate in a political election though, she was fired from a job where said rules apply. If she thinks that wasn’t just she can sue against it, she’s a lawyer after all. Equally if you think Klein broke the law go and report it to the police.

While I think his statements are questionable to say the least, I find them way less crass than those of Schweizer as he simply said Trump’s weird ass plans should be taken “into consideration”. Either way, even assuming he violated the law and got away with it, that doesn’t make the law null and void or legitimize disregarding the law for everyone else.

I came here to drink a beer and shovel a tunnel — and I just finished my beer

Let’s dig a tunnel then! Worked fine for UK, just make it a tiny bit longer. :D

YOU said “ALL German civil workers”.

Thank you fella!

There’s a paywall, does anyone know what percentage it is?

Well make em an honorary member then with all the benefits and duties.

By German law civil servants have to be neutral both in their job as well as their public communication and as representatives of a public office cannot make public statements that has potential to reduce trust of citizens in the neutrality and equity of treatment of the state and the office they’re representing. As a civil servant and a lawyer on top she was well aware of this law. And if she wasn’t she’s probably not a very good lawyer.