Pro-Palestinian activists have filed criminal charges against a German politician for suspected incitement of hate and denial of war crimes in Israel’s war in Gaza, they said on Friday. The charges against Volker Beck, a former member of parliament and the head of the German-Israeli Society, were brought by Palestinian solidarity groups Palestine Speaks and Jewish Voice for Just Peace in the Middle East. “This is the first step in holding public figures who publicly make genocidal statements legally accountable,” the group wrote on its Instagram. The charges, filed at five prosecutor offices a…