German Chancellor Friedrich Merz decided last week to partially suspend arms deliveries to Israel - a policy shift he made all on his own. Conservative lawmakers in the country are furious.
Germany is supplying “Anti-Tank” Rocket launchers, for which videos exists of IDF soldiers blowing up houses in Gaza with them. The submarines are used as part of the patrol to enact the sea blockade against Gaza, which is crucial for starving the people in Gaza to death and kill fishermen trying to fish near the coast. Israeli Merkava tanks run on tank engines and gear boxes by German manufacturers. Without these neither the onslaught in Gaza, nor the invasion of Syria would be possible. Other deliveries included artillery ammunition. But also other “gear” like helmets, plate carriers, communication equipment… they all serve an invading and occupying army and are thereby part of the attack.
I agree that it is part of a smoke screen. But the smokescreen already starts in claiming these systems would be deadly or the claim that they would suspend systems that could be used in Gaza, but continue to supply systems that could be used elsewhere. First of all the distinction cannot be made outside of a “pinky promise” and even if it could, Israel is illegally occupying the Westbank and parts of Syria and parts of Lebanon and soon following up probably with Egypt and Jordan to create a zone, where they can ethnically cleanse the Palestinians from Gaza and the Westbank to.
In that sense even “air-defense” is part of an invasion army, and serves to continue invading, rather than the alleged “self-defense”
And speaking about stuff that isn’t real… trying to pretend that there are no rockets and missile still shot at Israel and talking about “alleged” self-defense is objectively wrong.
So congratulation. You invalidated actual arguments about dual use stuff like electronics, communication as well as armor to parrot bullshit.
And then people wonder why the discussion is not going anywhere… yet they don’t seem to ever be able to actually talk fact without showing where their talking points are coming from. Thus they enable stupid political symbolism like the shit Merz’ is sputtering here.
Germany is supplying “Anti-Tank” Rocket launchers, for which videos exists of IDF soldiers blowing up houses in Gaza with them. The submarines are used as part of the patrol to enact the sea blockade against Gaza, which is crucial for starving the people in Gaza to death and kill fishermen trying to fish near the coast. Israeli Merkava tanks run on tank engines and gear boxes by German manufacturers. Without these neither the onslaught in Gaza, nor the invasion of Syria would be possible. Other deliveries included artillery ammunition. But also other “gear” like helmets, plate carriers, communication equipment… they all serve an invading and occupying army and are thereby part of the attack.
I agree that it is part of a smoke screen. But the smokescreen already starts in claiming these systems would be deadly or the claim that they would suspend systems that could be used in Gaza, but continue to supply systems that could be used elsewhere. First of all the distinction cannot be made outside of a “pinky promise” and even if it could, Israel is illegally occupying the Westbank and parts of Syria and parts of Lebanon and soon following up probably with Egypt and Jordan to create a zone, where they can ethnically cleanse the Palestinians from Gaza and the Westbank to.
In that sense even “air-defense” is part of an invasion army, and serves to continue invading, rather than the alleged “self-defense”
The weapon you are ralking about it a German/Israeli/Singaporean co-development with Israel having its own production.
Sea blockade against which countries trying to deliver anything to Gaza exactly? Oh…
No. The actual deliveries are well documented. “only four licences for ‘war weapons’ have been granted: two for training ammunition, one for propellant charges for test purposes, and one concerning the export of 3000 portable anti-tank weapons”. That’s the total amount since October 2023 btw… And nearly 2 years later we are still talking about stuff that isn’t real.
And speaking about stuff that isn’t real… trying to pretend that there are no rockets and missile still shot at Israel and talking about “alleged” self-defense is objectively wrong.
So congratulation. You invalidated actual arguments about dual use stuff like electronics, communication as well as armor to parrot bullshit.
And then people wonder why the discussion is not going anywhere… yet they don’t seem to ever be able to actually talk fact without showing where their talking points are coming from. Thus they enable stupid political symbolism like the shit Merz’ is sputtering here.