The German government just released the Verfassungsschutzbericht 2024 (report from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution) which contained the following passage:
“BDS-affiliated groups or groups that support the movement and its demands often took part in anti-Israel gatherings. They also intensified their demands for an end to the alleged ‘Israeli apartheid’ as well as their calls for a boycott of companies and goods related to Israel. Some of these groups are now assessed as confirmed extremist efforts. This is the result and conclusion of the previous examination of the BDS movement as a suspected case.
To be named here are ‘BDS-Berlin’ and ‘BDS-Bonn’ as well as the group ‘Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East e.V.’ (‘Jewish Voice’). Jewish Voice is a section of the federation European Jews for a Just Peace (EJJP) and has existed in Germany since 2007…
The same applies to the group ‘Palestine Speaks’ which was founded in Berlin following the resolution ‘Resolutely confront the BDS movement––[to] fight antisemitism’ adopted by the German Bundestag on 17th May, 2019.”
In summary, the German state has declared that BDS groups, the Jewish Voice for a Just Peace and Palestine Speaks are now being considered as “confirmed extremist efforts.” As a response, an alliance calling itself “the people” issued the following statement.
