Germany weighs in on South Africa's 'genocide' case against Israel at ICJ | DW News

After the first two days of hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Israel continues to defend its military operation in Gaza as an act of self-defense in response to the October 7th Hamas terror attacks.
A South African delegation argued that Israel's offensive was going beyond that. To them, it is an attempt to destroy the Palestinians as a people - claims that amount to genocide. Now the German federal government says it will request to join the case as a third party - in support of Israel. Berlin says there is 'no basis' for South Africa's accusations.

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[thehumancanary]

"Germany is one of Israel's strongest allies!" Wow! How time changes the human perspective!!

[s.a.]

With Germany's genocidal past it must be hard to choose between defending victims of genocide happening now and defending descendents of people who managed to survive from genocide you once committed.

[ThomasGeist]

As a German-US dual citizen, now I get to be doubly ashamed of my governments.
But you know … if you don’t call it genocide you can’t be complicit in genocide. Right, Mr. Habeck?

[romanaashraf]

It's not the eyes that blind, but the heart .

[nobreshit.]

Germany still feels guilty about the holocaust, and rightfully so. In the end it is all Germany' fault, maybe they should give Berlin to Israel and not gaza

[charlesjaubert]

It’s clear that Germany is a specialist on that topic. What a dystopian world we’re in!

[Abdy]

The bottom line is that if someone is someone's friend, it is not genocide, and if not, it is genocide. Values are minimizable here. What a beautiful humanity it is!

[joshuagraham]

Germany loves to be on the wrong side of history

[nnr-ljkt]

Germany really needs to get out of it's guilt to have a 21st-century moral compass.

[tygergeo]

Germany feels that the genocide victims number is only 24, 000 and didn't reach 6, 000, 000 so it say its not enough to be called a genocide.

[trinitytonic]

As a german citizen, I feel shame and I don’t feel like I’m being represented by the majority of my fellow citizens

[justinkhu]

Death Toll - 1.3k vs 23k??? The German can't do Math?

[riyazaman]

When has Germany ever been against genocide?

[dygopff]

They recorded their children dying.
If you are still silent, don' ever say you didn't know.
Say you didn't care. Long Live Palestine.

[adsfwef]

Germany is an expert in defending genocide.

[maxdc]

As they say, those with the same "values", character and behaviour will always defend one another. No surprise to the world of conscience.

[Yugamxo]

Not Germany being complicit in another genocide😢

[nathanaelnghidinwa]

Germany should pay Namibian Genocide reparations..

[ChalrieD]

“Israeli’s are amateurs, you see what we did?” — the German argument.

[claustrophobeinspace]

Dear DW reporters and journalist, be more critical towards your own government.