Overview
- Germany’s antisemitism commissioner warned about a planned July set by Palestinian DJ Sama’ Abdulhadi at Hamburg’s Habitat Festival.
- He said her social posts framed the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack as legitimate “Palestinian resistance” under the slogan “Toufan Al Aqsa.”
- He urged the festival’s organizers to show resolve against hate rather than give a stage to messages that target Jews or Israel.
- As precedents, he cited Australia denying Abdulhadi a visa and the United Kingdom refusing entry to Kanye West over antisemitic remarks.
- No change to the Hamburg booking has been announced.