Germany says it is ready to provide ‘concrete’ support to Trump’s Gaza plan
Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has described Trump’s plan as “a unique opportunity” to end the “terrible war” in Gaza.
The plan “offers hope for hundreds of thousands who are suffering in Gaza, from fierce fighting, from gruesome hostage detention and from unimaginable humanitarian distress”, the foreign minister said.
Wadephul also implored Hamas to accept the proposal, saying, “This opportunity must not be squandered. Hamas must take it. All those who can influence Hamas, I urge you to do so now.”
He also said his government “stands ready to support the plan in concrete terms”, without providing further details.
It's not a war, it's a genocide.
Hamas might as well initially agree to get the hostages out. They're not helping Hamas anyway and they've been trying to release them since November 2023.
It would take the hostage argument off the table, get some aid into Gaza and then it will surely collapse as Hames and other resistance groups are not going to lay down their arms while the occupation goes on, plus Israel is not going to end the ethnocide regardless of disarmament.
But I doubt it will even get as far as a full hostage release :/
Back to reality:
Germany must align with EU members in support of sanctions on Israel: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called out Germany for not doing enough to support European Union sanctions aimed at halting Israel’s escalating “extermination campaign in Gaza”.
“Aside from halting new export licences for ‘weapons that can be used in Gaza’,” HRW described as a failure Germany’s claim that “only bilateral diplomacy” is enough to pressure Israel to stop its atrocities .
“Germany has long presented itself as a defender of the international rules-based order, backing accountability for atrocity crimes in Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, and elsewhere. This reputation is now in question,” HRW said.
Now, the New York-based group said, Germany faces a “stark” choice: Align with most of its EU partners who want to impose sanctions on Israel and Israeli politicians, “or continue obstructing EU action, risking further isolation and reputational damage”.
Germany may also, if it continues to provide significant assistance to Israel, find itself complicit “in Israel’s atrocities in Gaza”, the rights group said.
