#Germany's Culture Minister #WolframWeimer of the #CDU is a former leading journalist, and now an extreme right culture warrior who suppresses critics of #Israel and of #imperialism, and denounce supporters of #Palestine for "#antisemitism". In 2017, #Weimer condemned #UNESCO as ideologically controlled by despots, Islamists, & left-wing ecologists. He uses security services to censor cultural awards.
Report by #DerekScally in #TheIrishTimes:
https://archive.is/G9f8Q / https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/03/09/removal-of-german-bookshops-from-prize-list-calls-a-ministers-actions-in-question/
