Germany Reaffirms Support, Forgetting What Happened Last Time
Chancellor Merz flew to Jerusalem to pledge Germany's 'unwavering support' for Israel, conveniently overlooking Germany's role as the second-largest arms exporter to Israel after the U.S. in 2023. While Merz invokes the solemn memory of the Holocaust, his government simultaneously enables what UN experts, including former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, have called 'plausible genocide' in Gaza.
One might wonder if 'traditionally solid ties' now demands selective amnesia from European leadership. Germany’s support for Israel, codified by former Chancellor Angela Merkel as part of Germany's 'reason of state,' appears to extend to supplying weapons used to flatten entire cities. How many historical lessons must be 'learned' before political support transforms into actual accountability?