In the latest Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, Germany must navigate its self-described special bond with Israel and the diplomacy required to resolve a desperate humanitarian situation.
Germany worked very hard over the past decades to lose all credibility in the Middle East. From tiptoeing around the Iraq invasion, over empty calls and threats during the earlier stages of the Syrian War, from making big announcements to uphold the JCPOA after the US broke the agreement and then just falling into US line until now where Germany remains unwilling to acknowledge the possibility of Israeli war crimes and continueing to support Israel “beyond all questions” as Scholz said.
Nobody in the Middle East takes Germany seriously and everybody knows, that in the end Germany will fall in line with whatever the US says, so any agreements made with Germany could just as well be made with the US instead.
I agree and find it tremendously stupid. I believe Europe would fare much better, if the EU integrated as a power bloc, keeping foreign interference out, be it US, Russian or Chinese. That includes finding compromise on building a unified foreign and defense policy.
Otherwise we’ll be eroded in the foreseeable future, which has tremendous negative implications for the well being, safety and wealth of all Europeans.
Germany worked very hard over the past decades to lose all credibility in the Middle East. From tiptoeing around the Iraq invasion, over empty calls and threats during the earlier stages of the Syrian War, from making big announcements to uphold the JCPOA after the US broke the agreement and then just falling into US line until now where Germany remains unwilling to acknowledge the possibility of Israeli war crimes and continueing to support Israel “beyond all questions” as Scholz said.
Nobody in the Middle East takes Germany seriously and everybody knows, that in the end Germany will fall in line with whatever the US says, so any agreements made with Germany could just as well be made with the US instead.
As a German myself, you have to acknowledge that in terms of military/power politics, we’re mostly just a US lapdog
Remember when the NSA under Obama was caught spying on Merkel’s mobile? Most Germans don’t.
I agree and find it tremendously stupid. I believe Europe would fare much better, if the EU integrated as a power bloc, keeping foreign interference out, be it US, Russian or Chinese. That includes finding compromise on building a unified foreign and defense policy.
Otherwise we’ll be eroded in the foreseeable future, which has tremendous negative implications for the well being, safety and wealth of all Europeans.