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[[The Times]] reported that Abu-Sittah had compared Israeli leadership to "the psychosis of the Germans in the 30s and the 40s.", further characterising the supporting western powers, including the US, UK, Germany, France, Australia and Canada, as being "the axis of genocide".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Drury |first=Paul |date=2024-04-19 |title=Glasgow University distances itself from new rector’s views |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/glasgow-university-ghassed-abu-sittah-new-rector-j5rf0hr39 |access-date=2024-04-19 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
In April 2024, Abu-Sittah was denied entry to Germany while attempting to travel there for a Pro-Palestinian event. Shortly thereafter, the event was shut down by Berlin police who said they cancelled it
On 4 May 2024, he was scheduled to speak to the French Senate about the medical crisis in Gaza at the invitation of a Green Senator but was denied entry to France, based on a [[Schengen Area#Regulation of external borders|Schengen-Area-wide]] entry ban against him put in place by German authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/05/04/palestinian-doctor-ghassan-abu-sittah-banned-from-entering-france_6670415_4.html |title=Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu-Sittah denied entry into France |last=Barthe|first=Benjamin |date= 4 May 2024 |work=[[Le Monde]] |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Abdul |first=Geneva |last2=Willsher |first2=Kim |date=2024-05-04 |title=UK surgeon who described Gaza 'massacre' denied entry to France |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/04/uk-surgeon-who-described-gaza-massacre-denied-entry-to-france |access-date=2024-05-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Lawyers of the [[International Centre of Justice for Palestinians]] stated that they would look into challenging the ban with the help of German lawyers.<ref name=":9" /> Subsequently the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) announced a successfully challenge to the travel restriction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newarab.com/news/palestinian-surgeon-ghassan-abu-sittah-travel-ban-overturned|title=Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah travel ban overturned|first=The New Arab|last=Staff|date=May 15, 2024|website=The New Arab}}</ref>
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