French-British lawyer and writer Philippe Sands received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in Frankfurt am Main on Sunday. The award was presented to him at the local St. Paul's Church on the occasion of the conclusion of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Tagesspiegel ↗
In his acceptance speech, Sands criticized German silence about Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip. He called for an open discussion of possible violations of international law and rejected efforts to shut down debate on this issue. According to him, criticism of Israeli policy should be permissible. Spiegel.de ↗
At the same time, the lawyer appealed for violations of international law to be met with as little silence as possible. In his speech, he also spoke about the need for greater support for Ukraine. According to descriptions of the event, his speech received significant applause. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Sands is known for his work in the field of international law, human rights protection, and criticism of crimes against humanity. He serves as a professor in London and also deals with issues of environmental destruction. This year's prize honored his legal and literary work. Der Standard ↗
His appearance in Frankfurt opened a discussion in Germany about the boundaries of public debate concerning Israel and the war in Gaza. Sands also emphasized that, in his view, silence is not an appropriate way to respond to possible violations of international law. Welt ↗
Philippe Sands Criticized German Silence on Israel's Actions in Gaza
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„Schweigen ist nicht der Weg“
Welt
| 14:45 11.10.
Völkerrechtler Philippe Sands erhält Friedenspreis und spendet eindringliche Worte
Der Standard
| 13:55 11.10.
Friedenspreisrede des Völkerrechtlers Philippe Sands: „Verbrechen zum Schweigen zu bringen, ist unanständig“
Tagesspiegel
| 15:14 11.10.
Friedenspreisträger Sands kritisiert "deutsches Schweigen" zu Israel
Der Standard
| 14:17 11.10.
Philippe Sands: Friedenspreisträger kritisiert deutsches Schweigen zu Israel
Spiegel.de
| 14:30 11.10.
Friedenspreisträger Sands kritisiert deutsches Schweigen zu Vorgehen Israels
Tagesschau
| 13:36 11.10.
D: Friedenspreis für Völkerrechtsanwalt Sands
ORF
| 13:04 11.10.
Frankfurt - Philippe Sands erhält Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels
Deutschlandfunk
| 12:03 11.10.
Rede von Philippe Sands: Friedenspreisträger nennt deutsches Schweigen zu Israel "unanständig"
n-tv
| 13:10 11.10.
Buchmesse: Völkerrechtsanwalt Sands mit Friedenspreis geehrt
Tagesspiegel
| 11:33 11.10.
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