adONis@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoNew German citizens required to affirm Israel's right to existwww.middleeasteye.netexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
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minus-squareralphio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoBit of a double standard though, right? They don’t have to affirm Palestinian’s right to statehood. If not saying Israel is a legitimate state is anti-semitism, wouldn’t that make the same stance toward Palestine islamaphobia?
minus-squareFranconian_Nomad@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoYes. It’s a Double standard. It was born out of history. Namely the genocide on the Jews by the nationalsocialists. Germany doesn’t have a special history with Palestine, so they don’t get mentioned. And yes, I think Germany should recognise a Palestinian state.
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·11 months agoThis is Germany’s “special history” with the Palestinians being created right now. This. This supporting and enabling their genocide.
Bit of a double standard though, right? They don’t have to affirm Palestinian’s right to statehood. If not saying Israel is a legitimate state is anti-semitism, wouldn’t that make the same stance toward Palestine islamaphobia?
Yes. It’s a Double standard. It was born out of history. Namely the genocide on the Jews by the nationalsocialists.
Germany doesn’t have a special history with Palestine, so they don’t get mentioned.
And yes, I think Germany should recognise a Palestinian state.
This is Germany’s “special history” with the Palestinians being created right now. This. This supporting and enabling their genocide.