What is behind Germany's complicity in Israel's Gaza genocide

Two weeks ago, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock defended Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians during a parliamentary address. 

The UN special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, swiftly condemned her remarks and warned that if "Germany decided to stand with a state that is committing international crimes, it is a political choice, but it has also legal implications".

This incident is simply the latest example of Germany's enthusiastic support of Israel's campaign of extermination in Gaza.

Many have rightly criticised Germany for its pro-Israel stance and repressive measures that include censorship, arrests of activists, police raids, banning the keffiyeh in schools, and crackdown on pro-Palestine protests, citing its historical guilt.

More than a year later, Germany has remained at the "only...place [it] can be... Israel's side", as Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged after 7 October 2023.

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