Why is Germany supporting Israel at the ICJ? | The Take

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Why is Germany supporting Israel at the ICJ? | The Take


Germany says it will intervene in the genocide case against Israel, its longtime ally, in front of the International Court of Justice. Some Germans say the country’s defense of Israel goes hand in hand with repression of pro-Palestine voices at home. So what’s behind Germany’s unwavering support of Israel?  

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  1. Germany's covert backing of Israel likely stems from a sense of responsibility for the Holocaust. Ironically, the roles seem to have reversed, with Netanyahu being likened to a contemporary Adolf Eichmann.

  2. Arrogance as usual. German media and govt spokesmen are proclaiming that if Germany is found guilty, which of course is impossible, it would only destoy the credibility of the ICJ

  3. Brilliant analysis. As the child of a German father, my heart breaks for the hypocrisy and pathetic attempt at atonement – by supporting a country that is merely repeating the horrors, now inflicted on innocent Muslim – and Christian – Palestinians.

  4. I have lived in Germany for 37 years, I can assure you, most people here are NOT on the side of this fascist Netanyahu regime. We know that Israel is carrying out genocide in Gaza.

  5. So Germany has grown up & is bold in their stance of not supporting terrorists , who are brutal family destroyers. But half the world supports Hamas actions.

  6. Good Germany if you like them so much then give them your land aswell. Israhellis wouldnt mind they are used to either get gifted land or steal lands…

  7. The case of South Africa has no base. They want to make a diversion for the mess they have at home 4 hours of electricity at home. Do they bring Iran to the court justice? no they are friends with them, Appaling

  8. Is fantastic that Germany a leader in Europe can speak the truth. South Africa does not consider Hamas a terror group and has relashionships with Iran. Hams has massacre 1400 innocents in a sadistic way they cant be in power. They stole the money for palestinians and they have not hodl elections. Israel is correct so Germany

  9. Let me please tell you this; “Berlin” was and is a bundle of dumped, scruples people who are rejected by the most of their own country’s citizens. For so many of years they have been exploiting the workers not even giving them a touch of the real western democracy and the freedom which other western folks could enjoy. Since the reunion of the both German states their hard striving for a dominance in Europe couldn’t be overseen. No one in the world knows that almost all of the social payments had been drastically diminished. Schools hospitals, roads or other infrastructures hadn’t been renovated. The age for retirement had been elevated to 67-70 years and even the already retired people need to pay tax for their small pensions and for this spared money the government bought purposely half of the new Eastern European countries to get as rich as possible. The quality of life in the new reunite now, most powerful EU country got to be near to unbearable. Politically you have the filling to live in the time of the 1930 ties although officially the Jews got your friends the most of the street walkers hate them more than ever. The all of newspapers and tv/radio stations as well are regulated by the government. The East Germans call them “systemic press” or “lying press” because only the government decides what there can be written or showed. Like a solid monarchy where the role of the King is played by the heavy industry and the task of parliament is only to hide it. So, at once there came a small light. A new political party the AFD. What a mess of national manifesto but there must be said they are not under government’s control and this like the people very much.

  10. Germany retained and protected its Nazis post WWII…even including the freedom of Nazis like Hans Globke (later chief of staff for many years in W Germany) in the reparation deal with Israel.

  11. Germany supported genocide during WW2 and they are supporting genocide in Gaza. They have not learned from history. Germany, shame on you!!!

  12. Historically, groups like Hamas are birthed in situations of extreme oppression and desperation — such as a zionist occupation, as an attempt at liberation and self-determination. In fact, Judea had its own violent rebel forces — among them the Sicarii, while fighting their Roman occupiers in the first century, eventually resulting in the diaspora after the fall of Jerusalem and the attempted genocide of jewish culture and people, more or less. So one person's freedom fighter really is another's terrorist — it's all perspective.

    Love and Respect to Palestinians and to all oppressed peoples worldwide.

  13. Germans like to be experts in what they do. As we are experts in beeing on the wrong side of history and then take the guilt and pay for the wrongdoing of our greatgrandparents, we just make sure this will go on…

  14. i feel like i'm going nuts, we are just staring into the abyss of the most depraved act humanity knows while western imperial hegemony stares us down and livestreams the event….how do people not feel completely horrified?? I mean horror, not moral rejection, pure fear. how is this happening in front of our eyes and nothing is being done??? how are superpowers openly supporting this??? how could there ever be any coming back from this, no matter the outcome? it feels like the curtain has been pulled back and we are even more powerless than we feared. humanity has never been so terrible and destructive in all of human history. our tools of eradication and our efficiency have developed beyond any imaginings from prior ages. our current era is far, FAR darker than the "dark ages" ever could have been, and we will not stand the test of time. this is shameful.

    I fear that there are only 2 outcomes: either palestine is free, or none of us are.