Norman Finkelstein's German Tour cancelled under Pressure

 Norman Finkelstein's German Tour cancelled under Pressure   

The Federal Republic of Germany is not known for democratic traditions and things are not getting any better. A German friend talks about the "potatoe republic" (Kartoffelrepublik) when he describes his country. During the Nazi era there was an enforced political conformity (Gleichschaltung) and modern Germany has far to go before it can overcome this heritage. This is demonstrated by the very effective efforts to silence voices critical of Israel, and define them a-priori as "anti-Semitic" (Judeophobe).