Documenta: Und noch ein BDS-Fan in der Reisscheune

Safdar Ahmed sei vielseitig talentiert und politisch engagiert also präsentiert er für die documenta 15 im Stadtmuseum ein multimediales Paket. Seine Band sei als „antirassistische muslimische Death-Metal-Band“ gegründet worden. Lesen wir Mal, was der talentierte Mr. Ahmed sonst so zu sagen hat: „To be clear: we support the Palestinian struggle for dignity, autonomy and human rights and condemn Israel’s practices of settler-colonial occupation, home demolition, arbitrary arrest, land expropriation and apartheid over Palestinian lives. […] 50+ year military occupation, the brutalisation and murder of thousands of innocent people, legalised

mass incarceration, the interrogation and torture of Palestinian children, the theft of natural resources, the destruction of Palestinian Arab culture, the apartheid wall, military checkpoints, home demolition, curfews, the support of radical Zionist settlers (armed religious fundamentalists) who attack and kill Arabs, poison their Olive trees and literally push people out of their homes, all with the permission of the state […] BDS is necessary, precisely for empowering individuals and grassroots organisations to come together and circumvent the inaction of our political leaders. Ordinary people can stand with Palestinians in defence of human rights, which is exactly why the recent boycott of the Sydney Festival was so inspiring and effective. Look to the example of South Africa and think about the legacy of the late Desmond Tutu, who memorably pointed out (for South Africa but also on Palestine) that if you choose inaction in the face of injustice you’re actually aiding the oppressor.“