I believe in giving people many second chances, and obviously I’m talking primarily about the German government, not about all individual Germans- many are absolutely against Israel’s actions.
But Germany as a State has had more than “many” chances to wrestle with their unquestioning support for Israel, and has always doubled-down on it, or even made it less legal to even raise the question. And it is a reflection of the dominant mindset there, whether I like it or not.
Abed, the lawyer who is also representing Michael, says the police “chased people through the streets of Neukölln, rounding up anyone wearing a Palestinian headscarf (keffiyeh), holding a flag or displaying any symbol related to Palestine.”
There is so much more in that article, but suffice it to say that oppression of people based on a specific religio-ethnic background is making a comeback in Germany.
I believe in giving people many second chances, and obviously I’m talking primarily about the German government, not about all individual Germans- many are absolutely against Israel’s actions.
But Germany as a State has had more than “many” chances to wrestle with their unquestioning support for Israel, and has always doubled-down on it, or even made it less legal to even raise the question. And it is a reflection of the dominant mindset there, whether I like it or not.
The irony is that they’re able to relive their troubled past vicariously through the actions of the Israeli government.
Not even just vicariously, they’re getting in on the action themselves:
There is so much more in that article, but suffice it to say that oppression of people based on a specific religio-ethnic background is making a comeback in Germany.