Earlier this week, in response to an Israeli airstrike in a school shelter displacing Palestinian citizens, German Chanman Frederick Merz expressed criticism over Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
“This is a human tragedy and political devastation,” he said in a publicly broadcast interview on the European platform organized by the German Public Broadcaster WDR. He said, “Clearly, I no longer understand what is the goal of the Israeli army in the Gaza strip,” he said, referring to the extended operation of Israel in Enclave and the humanitarian crisis emanating from an Israeli blockade.
So Merz insisted that he knew well about the history of Germany, and wanted to take care while expressing criticism. “But when the lines are crossed, when the international human law is actually being violated, the German Chancellor will have to say something,” he insisted.
So far, no major German politician Gaza is so clear in criticizing Israel’s ongoing military operations. Israeli Ambassador to Germany, Ron Prose, what to answer quickly. “When Frederick Merz enhances this criticism of Israel, we listen very carefully, because he is a friend,” he told the German Public Broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday morning.
Prof. claimed that Israel was trying to save those abducted on October 7, 2023, provides assistance to the remaining citizens of Gaza and prevents “terrorist rule” in Gaza.
In response to the Hamas -led attacks in Israel in 2023, in which 251 people were abducted in Gaza and killed around 1.200, Israel is conducting a large -scale military operations in the small coastal region. So far, Israel’s operations have killed 53,000 Palestinians, many of them in the list of women and children, and repeatedly displaced almost the entire population of Gaza. An ongoing Israeli blockade has put Palestinian into a significant risk of famine, in which the estimated 71,000 children are currently facing starvation.
The International Court of Justice issued a ruling ruling last year to indicate that Israel’s concerns had carried out a massacre in Gaza.
Israel has repeatedly bombing schools, mosques and hospitals in Gaza, claiming that Hamas re -prepared them as commando centers and arms depots, providing no concrete evidence without providing any concrete evidence. As a result, all public hospitals in North Gaza are now out of service. Germany, Israel, America and other states gave Hamas a terrorist organization.
Merz’s words ‘stinging the political aristocracy’
For the professor of Islamic studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Simon Wolfgang Fuchs said it was notable that the Israeli media reported on Merz’s comments, but barely a formal consent response was issued to the matter.
He said, “This may be due to the fact that despite his criticism, Frederick Merz remained quite unclear in terms of possible results,” he said.
While other European countries had criticized Israel’s behavior in Gaza, “Chancellor Merz has so far remained a lot.” It seems that the ongoing silence is an indicator that his comment stung the politics aristocratic class, and that whatever Jerusalem said takes it very seriously. ,
Israel is ready to listen to ‘orthodox, right -wing allies’ only
In response to Merz’s comments, Liberal Israel daily Hair net Published a piece of rare opinion. “Whereas [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu can always accuse the Left-shout leaders who criticize Israel. […] David Iscroff wrote on Tuesday on Tuesday that to move ahead of domestic antisemental forces, he had nothing to say publicly about pro -Israel colleagues such as the German Chanman Cellor Frederick Merz.
From this, he concluded, “It seems that only right -wing leaders have some dominance.” […] According to Gaza’s health office, as Prime Minister that wagon is for the destruction of a politically inspired war, which kills dozens of Palestinians every day. ,
This strategy has found its continuity in the cautious response of Ambassador Prose. As Iskroff wrote: “Prose usually prevents any criticism [Israel] As Jewish-Ghrna. His restraint revealed a truth: Israel is only ready to list its orthodox, right -wing allies. ,
‘New innings in tone’ leaves a permanent impression in Israel
Peter Lintal, for Israel’s specialist at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, considers the Israeli government’s Hij’s comment vigorously and clear. In this context, Hey pointed to the Israeli Association Agreement with the European Union, which has been kept by the European Union member states for review. Trade agreement is to deepen economic relations between partners, and both partners need to maintain human rights.
The fact that the European Union’s trade relations with Israel are now in question, the expert said a permanent impression in Israel. He said that the US government and many American senators also go for increasing pressure, which are usually quite Israel.
“I think it is decisive against the context,” Lintal said. “But in this context, Germany’s new innings in tone will definitely be heard.”
Fuchs believes that Merz’s comment tolerates overweight as many Israel are currently concerned about their country’s growing separation. “I am under the assumption that many Israelis are afraid that their counsel is currently standing too much, that it could not be part of the Western community of any Longer value,” Heer said. “Most of Israel feel that they are clearly from the West. They want to be part of it and remain a part of it.”
Is Netanyahu feeling pressure?
Lintal believes that Merz’s criticism will be able to stop Israel in Gaza. However, he said, the main question Prime Minister Netanyahu is feeling how much pressure from his alliance.
“Some cabinet members are insisting on rebuilding Gaza. And Netanyahu depends politically. The question is whether the current course can be cured,” Heer said.
in this regard, Hair net The article said that the German leader stopped declaring his responsibility for Israel’s right to exist.
“Their responsibility, rather, is to question the way, in the same way, uniquely [German] Support, “ISCORF wrote.” A friend of Israel, Merz, must select Betrans to go viral only on Instagram, or can do all that he can do to prevent the erosion of Palestinian children in Gaza, which Netanyahu has never shown any intention to stop. ,
This article was original in German.
