Germany Debates Arming Israel, Forgetting Genocides Past
A Berlin court is currently hearing a plea to halt Germany’s arms exports to Israel. The applicants argue these weapons could facilitate genocide in Gaza, a claim Israel vehemently denies. What's conspicuously absent from the mainstream narrative (and DW's reporting) is Germany's own history with complicity, now seemingly repurposed for modern geopolitical alignment. Germany’s 2023 arms exports to
Israel jumped tenfold to €326 million ($354 million), according to the Economy Ministry. One might wonder if Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unwavering support, reiterated after ICJ findings of plausible genocide, is a complex atonement for historical guilt, or simply a convenient moral shield for renewed arms dealing. How many times must Europe facilitate mass violence under the guise of an 'ally'
before we recognize the pattern?