Germany
wants to atone for its historical sins at the expense of Palestine and its
people, and with a new moral failure in its policies, it joined Israel's defense case in the
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
on Friday in the face of its accusation of
committing and defending genocide.
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It has
yet to learn lessons from the
horrific history of its crimes in World War II,
the genocide it committed against the people of Namibia in 1905, and its silent
participation in the crimes of genocide committed by
the Ottoman Empire, an ally of the German Empire in World War I, for which it
has only apologized for.
It
cannot proclaim its adherence to the
UN Convention Against Genocide since it
stands by acts of genocide and the Holocaust committed by the Israeli occupation against
Palestinians.
In a
statement broadcast by press agencies, the German spokesman stated that
"the German government strongly and frankly rejects the accusations
directed against Israel before the ICJ of committing genocide."
He goes
on to say, "This accusation has no basis in truth at all."
Despite
the many agonizing casualties among our
people in Gaza, particularly children,
and the total collapse of living conditions as a result of the genocide war and
the denial of water, power, fuel, and medicine.
Germany,
on the other hand, contends that none of this amounts to genocide, claiming
that its support for Israel originates from its own responsibility to Israel as
a result of the Nazi extermination of Jews during World War II.
“It has yet to learn lessons from the horrific history of its crimes in World War II”
The
German spokesperson said, “In light of Germany’s history, crimes against
humanity, and the Holocaust, the government is particularly committed to the UN
Convention on Genocide,” also adding, “The
German government supports the ICJ in its work, as it has done for many
decades, and in doing so, the government intends to intervene as a third party
in the main session.
On
Friday, the Israeli occupation began defending itself before the ICJ rejected accusations of genocide, but it also failed to present any
convincing arguments or evidence.
South
Africa, a country that has historical rights, sought to bring international
justice and support Palestinians. The country
filed the case before the ICJ, directly accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza during its
ongoing and devastating military attack and aggression.
The
friendly country of South Africa, which defeated the crime of apartheid, also
asked the court to take temporary measures to protect the Palestinian people
until the case is decided, including demanding and obligating Israel to stop
military attacks immediately.
Despite
all this, Germany, which effectively leads the
European Union (EU), remains as
committed as the US and Britain towards the occupying state of Israel, despite
the growing anger around the world regarding the language and behavior of the
acts of genocide being carried out against our people and the ongoing wave of
isolation of Israel among the peoples of the world. Including the people of
Germany, on whom the Minister of the Interior imposed punitive measures
regarding the solidarity demonstrations.
While
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government was working
to facilitate the "voluntary migration" of Palestinians out of Gaza,
their minister Amichai Eliyahu said earlier last November that
dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza "is an option."
“Germany, which effectively leads the European Union (EU), remains as committed as the US and Britain towards the occupying state of Israel, despite the growing anger”
Even
so, “there is only one place for Germany, and that is to stand firmly alongside
Israel. This is what we mean when we say that Israel’s security was and will
remain the main motivation for the actions of the German state,” German
Chancellor
Olaf Scholz said shortly after the start of the brutal war, adding,
“Our history and the responsibility we bear as a result of the Holocaust make
it our permanent mission to defend the existence and security of the State of
Israel.”
Despite the 100 days of the genocidal
war carried out with utter brutality by the Israeli occupation, this German
position has not changed.
German
Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said in a statement during a joint press
conference with Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat in Jerusalem on January 11
that “Israel has every right to defend itself.”
In the
same meeting, Israeli official Nir Barkat criticized the ICJ for its alleged
bias against Israel, which is consistent with all of the accusations leveled by
the occupying state against international and human rights organizations around
the world when discussing the issue of our Palestinian people, as well as the
ready-made accusations of anti-Semitism and denial. The Holocaust and the
reality that Israel is history's sole victim against anybody who opposes their
policies and the crimes of their state, including anti-Zionist Jews.
However,
the German position was consistent with past behavior. Long before October 7,
Germany had also served as Israel's main defender against the International
Criminal Court (ICC), which had been urged to look into the case of war crimes
committed by Israeli individuals against Palestinians.
In February 2020, Germany filed
an amicus curiae opinion, arguing that the ICC could not launch a formal
investigation against the Israelis because, in their view, Palestine did not
meet the definition of a state under the Rome Statute.
Part of
the delay in the case is related to countries such as Germany, which has
continued to say that the case cannot proceed due to legal or technical
problems.
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