Germany has a duty to dump Israel

 

Germany’s representatives have a ready-made response when a question is asked about their country’s backing for Israel: “historical responsibility.”

Invoking that “responsibility” is a convenient tool in shutting down debate. Everyone must accept that the Berlin government can only atone for the Holocaust if it facilitates the ongoing holocaust in Gaza.

Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s new foreign minister, seems to be demanding a maximalist approach from German politicians as they prepare for a February election.

Last week, Sa’ar thanked Alexander Dobrindt, a leading player in Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU), for expressing himself with a “moral clear voice.”

A “moral clear voice,” according to Sa’ar, is one which opposes the International Criminal Court and the warrants it has issued for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and Yoav Gallant, until recently the defense minister.  (more...)

Germany has a duty to dump Israel

I met with the Chairman of the @CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag my friend Alexander Dobrindt, who described the ICC decision as a "disgrace and a shame."

I thanked him for his moral clear voice and for standing with Israel! pic.twitter.com/DvfdRamiJo

— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) November 25, 2024