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German Vice Chancellor: Israel Will "Certainly And Hopefully Bear Responsibility" For Gaza War
2025-02-09
Link is to an article in German mostly about domestic issues.
This is the passage about Israel in translation.
[DieWelt] In response to a student's question on Friday, Habeck also commented on his decisions regarding arms deliveries to Israel. The pupil called Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip "contrary to international law" and wanted to know how Habeck, as Economics Minister, justifies such supply decisions. Habeck replied that he had "weighed up" which weapons systems to give to Israel - just as he did with other "difficult" countries.

The line was therefore: "What Israel needs for protection, it gets. What can be used in direct combat in the Gaza Strip, sometimes not." The "things that clearly go in the direction of exceeding the rules of international law in a war operation", Habeck continued, had not been "released".
Remember when Germany claimed they were not either holding up Israel’s weapons orders — it was just that shipments to Ukraine in combination were overwhelming German manufacturers? This sure sounds like they were gaslighting…
"According to all that is known, Israel has repeatedly transgressed the rules of international law in the Gaza Strip," said Habeck, "and will certainly and hopefully bear responsibility for this, because there are lawsuits against Israel for this."
One of the reasons for 'Direct combat in the Gaza Strip' is freeing the hostages. One of the hostages who was released on 2/8 and was still held by Hamas on 2/7 when Habeck spoke is a German citizen.
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Posted by:Elmerert Hupens2660

#7  Hamasniks are everywhere.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2025-02-09 13:52  

#6  Next 'Germany is not responsible for the European War 1939-1945'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-02-09 08:51  

#5  @4 The Greens have been the agenda setting party in Germany for decades.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2025-02-09 04:31  

#4  Who would have thought that the Greens would one day become part of the German political establishment?
Posted by: DooDahMan   2025-02-09 04:24  

#3  @2 He's a member of the Green party.

In fact within Green leadership circles he's up to now played the Israel-friendly 'good cop' while FM Baerbock has been the 'bad cop.'

This statement is the harshest condemnation of Israel from a cabinet minister since 2023/10/7, it is surprising it came from him.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2025-02-09 04:21  

#2  So, is he an extremist - in terms of EUropean "elites", or just too dumb to watch his mouth?
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-02-09 03:46  

#1  I have to wonder it the 'Vice Chancellor' has given any thought to.....why there is an Israel today ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-02-09 03:29  

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