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Source: http://www.dw.com/en/german-cities-split-with-anti-semitic-bds-boycott-movement/a-40439313
German Cities Split with "Anti-Semitic" BDS Boycott Movement
(Deutsche Welle-Germany) Christoph Strack - Municipal authorities in Frankfurt - considered Germany's business and financial capital - decided they would not allow any locations or public spaces to be used for BDS activities in the city, and they appealed to private landlords to follow suit. In addition, they announced that any associations or organizations supporting the BDS movement would see their public subsidies revoked. Uwe Becker, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and a member of Frankfurt's mayoral council, said the BDS movement is "profoundly anti-Semitic" as it uses the language "that Nazis once used" in their messaging. There has been discussion of similar moves in Munich and Berlin.