German Court Rules in Favor of Palestinian Journalist Dismissed by Deutsche Welle

A courtroom in Germany dominated on Tuesday that the dismissal of a Palestinian journalist by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle for alleged expression of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel views was invalid, The New Arab reported.

The Berlin Labour Courtroom mentioned in a press release launched Thursday that DW’s dismissal of Farah Maraqa final 12 months was “not binding” and {that a} workers council listening to to find out whether or not or not she be dismissed “was not carried out correctly”.

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The posts in query predated Maraqa’s becoming a member of the German broadcaster as a freelancer in 2017 and as a contracted member of workers in 2021, that means there was “no breach of obligation below the employment contract”, the courtroom mentioned.

Maraqa mentioned in a tweet reacting to the decision on Wednesday that she was “speechless, overwhelmed, and grateful”.

(The New Arab)