Despite overwhelming public opposition to "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, Germany’s government has doubled down on weapons deliveries and escalated repression against Palestine solidarity, turning Berlin into a laboratory of criminalisation, censorship, and police violence.
More than two years into "Israel’s" genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed at least 70,000 Palestinians according to official figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Germans are becoming increasingly wary of their government’s unbroken support for the Zionist entity.
An August poll commissioned by public broadcaster ARD found that 66% of respondents agreed with the statement that “the German government should put more pressure on the Israeli government to change its stance on the Gaza Strip.”
In a YouGov poll from September, 62% of German voters said that "Israel’s" conduct in Gaza constitutes a genocide.
Yet Germany’s coalition government under centre-right Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has been at the centre of controversy after making several racist statements about immigrants, Brazil and Angola, remains unperturbed by the majoritarian will of the people.
Berlin recently decided to resume its weapons deliveries to "Israel", thus ending a temporary suspension that had been in place since August.
The move comes amid nearly 500 Israeli ceasefire violations in 44 days that have killed hundreds of Palestinians, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.
Meanwhile, crackdowns on Palestine solidarity continue unabated, particularly in the capital Berlin, which is home to the largest Palestinian community in Europe. (more...)
State repression against Palestine solidarity in Germany continues unabated
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