Germany has put a hold on new exports of weapons of war to Israel while it deals with legal challenges, according to a Reuters analysis of data and a source close to the Economy Ministry.

Last year, Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth 326.5 million euros ($363.5 million), including military equipment and war weapons, a 10-fold increase from 2022, according to data from the Economy Ministry, which approves export licences.

  • Mîm@lemmy.zipEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    our eternal obligation to you does not give you carte blanche to perpetrate the same evil our forefathers perpetrated upon you

    I can guarantee you right now, that that sure will never be the response. In fact, that will get you labeled an antisemite.

    • gravitas_deficiencyEnglish
      24·
      2 months ago

      Which, bluntly, is absolutely insane, and betrays a fundamental (and for some, likely intentional) misunderstanding of the true intent and meaning of that eternal obligation, to the extent that it has deeply disturbing jingoistic echoes of the Nazi party itself.

      • Maeve@kbin.earth
        7·
        2 months ago

        It’s odd you mention jingoism, because I was surely thinking about jingoism and revanchism in this context, over the last couple of weeks.