Although they have not been convicted of any crime by a court, the three EU citizens and one US citizen have been ordered to leave Germany by April 21. Otherwise, they are to be forcibly deported.

The WSWS also spoke to a stateless Palestinian who wanted to remain anonymous for fear of possible persecution. He said, “A live-streamed genocide is taking place in Gaza. And the Western states are doing nothing about it because they and the arms companies benefit from the fact that the genocide continues.”

He fears that all pro-Palestinian activists could be subject to similar reprisals, adding that two Palestinians had already been deported to Greece a few weeks ago. “We should take action against every deportation,” he said, and concluded, “Your work is important. Journalists now have a very great responsibility to publish the information here in Berlin and in Gaza.”