Pro-Israel countries, including Germany and Italy, are set to block efforts by Ireland and other member states to take action against Israel over its war in Gaza at today’s summit of EU leaders in Brussels.
Several member states, also including Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary, will not agree for the EU to take action despite a recent review of an EU-Israel trade agreement that found Israel was committing human rights violations in conflict with it.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the EU’s inability to reach a unified position on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is a “huge stain” on the union.
It was never about that. Germany loves being on the wrong side of history. Now they have an excuse.
Also fun fact. Remember Saddam Hussein? The former dictator of Iraq who massacred thousands of people with chemical weapons? His chemical weapons program was mostly built by German companies.
Then Saddam threatened Israel with those, so to make up with Israel, Germany gifted submarines running on hydrogen and likely being able to launch nuclear missiles. With the hydrogen drive they are practically undetectable so Israel could nuke a country and claim having nothing to do with it.
If it involves being bringing death and destruction to people considered inferior, there is a good chance Germany is on board with it.
A big part for this to make sense is that Germany also helped Iraq with its missile program and Iraq launched missiles at Israel during the second Gulf War.