British artist and art critic Matthew Collings has sparked significant legal and ethical debate with his exhibition 'Drawings Against Genocide.' The collection, which features imagery and text critical of Israel, has been labeled as antisemitic by various community groups and observers, leading to questions about where the line is drawn between political artistic expression and illegal hate speech under UK law.
Berlins nächste Bruchlandung
Berlin's culture senator, Sarah Wedl-Wilson, resigned on Friday after being pressured by Mayor Kai Wegner amid a funding scandal. She approved 13 project applications totaling €2.6 million intended for combating antisemitism, bypassing mandatory co-payment rules and ignoring objections from her state secretary. Leaked chat logs revealed that CDU parliamentarians Christian Goiny and faction leader Dirk Stettner pushed her to fast-track approvals, leading to violations of budget law. The state audit office had flagged irregularities, and Wegner withdrew his support, prompting her resignation.