Since October 7, the Palestinian kuffiyeh has been criminalized in Germany under claims of support for Israel and Zionism. Now, a grassroots campaign called “Kuffiyehs in Buchenwald” contests these measures, accusing German institutions of nurturing a “hypocritical and deceitful” culture of remembrance.

In the Bay Area, activists have come together to denounce the rise in political violence. They argue that this is not an issue of left versus right, but of right versus wrong, while also warning against the suppression of free speech in public forums.