Why Germany's Greens are known as the 'banning party'

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• The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is continuing to cause tension on the streets of Germany. At three different demos against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza over the weekend protests descended into violence, with police arresting 59 people. As well as attacking officers with stones and bottles, protesters are once again reported to have shouted anti-Semitic paroles, leading to politicians and police calling for more surveillance of the pro-Palestinian scene.

• Schleswig-Holstein, which has had the lowest rate of coronavirus infection throughout the winter and spring, opened back up for tourism on Monday. The north-western state now permits restaurants to open indoors as well as outside. Boat trips on the coast are also now back up and running. Neighbouring Meck-Pom is initially only opening its tourism branch for people who live in the state.

• The latest figures from the RKI show 5,412 new infections reported over the past 24 hours. After falling under 100 on Friday, the nation 7-da…