Survey shows 83% of Germans consider Israel’s Gaza attack unjust
The survey commissioned by Germany’s ZDF television asked 1,419 people in the country about their views on Israel’s war on Gaza. According to the survey, 83 percent of respondents said Israel’s attacks in Gaza were unjust, while only 10 percent considered them justified.
Respondents strongly criticised the high number of Palestinian civilians killed in Israel’s attacks in Gaza. At least 65,200 Palestinians have been killed and more than 166,000 wounded in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, according to authorities in Gaza.
Germany condemns Eurovision boycott threats over Gaza
Germany’s culture minister has slammed threats by several European countries to boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel takes part, as politicising the music event.
Spain said this week it would boycott the world’s largest live televised music competition in May if Israel participated. Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands have made similar threats.
“Eurovision was founded to bring nations together through music. Excluding Israel today goes against this fundamental idea and turns a celebration of understanding between peoples into a tribunal,” said Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer in a statement.
“It’s precisely because Eurovision was born on the ruins of war that it should not become a scene of exclusion.”
The European Broadcasting Union, the organiser of Eurovision, is set to decide whether Israel will be allowed to take part in the 2026 edition at its general assembly in December.
Protesters hold a banner and Palestinian flags as they take part in a demonstration against Israel during the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 opening ceremony in Switzerland
Israel is not even part of Europe, delusional.
Concert held in Germany in memory of children killed in Gaza
Musicians have performed a classical music concert in Berlin on the occasion of World Children’s Day aimed at drawing attention to the plight of children killed in Israel’s war on Gaza.
The Music for Humanity initiative, which organised the event, said the charity concert transformed the German capital into “a place of solidarity, humanity, and music”.
The concert featured professional and amateur musicians playing classical and traditional Arabic music, the Anadolu news agency reported.
Organisers called for an immediate ceasefire, the protection of children and civilians in Gaza, and a halt to German arms deliveries to Israel.
According to UNICEF, more than 50,000 children have been killed or wounded since war began in October 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children are suffering from severe malnutrition in Gaza.
