Melanie Schweizer is a lawyer and political scientist specializing in business and human rights. She was a candidate in the recent German federal elections for the party MERA25.

03.24.2025

Melanie Schweizer

This German Civil Servant Was Fired for Criticizing Israel

German right-wing tabloid Bild ran a smear campaign against civil servant Melanie Schweizer because of her solidarity with Palestine — and then she was fired. She told Jacobin what her case says about the reality of free speech in Germany.