{"id":12145,"date":"2025-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paddys.de\/?p=12145"},"modified":"2025-07-07T23:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:06:29","slug":"ueber-palaestina-harvard-und-demokratische-werte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paddys.de\/en\/ueber-palaestina-harvard-und-demokratische-werte\/","title":{"rendered":"About Palestine, Harvard and democratic values"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 7<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">Minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2139 <em>Allergy information: Personal comment. May contain traces of satire.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freedom of education under attack: Trump's attack on Harvard as a warning signal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing missing is that we (Germany) supply weapons to our other friends (the USA) instead of just to Israel. Their antisocial, racist, anti-democratic, disgusting president is just as mendacious as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Or Bebe, as the former has been calling him since last weekend. The joint use of bunker-busting bombs against a common enemy, Iran, has redistributed the seats in the sandbox of the super-rich and powerful. Fritze is talking himself up in his government statement today. However, talking it up is actually an understatement. Europe is only watching from the right-hand sidelines. <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">Ist das jetzt Trumps Krieg? | Der Trump Effekt #16 | auslandsjournal \u2013 der Podcast \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Fs4UjexJ7s\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Fs4UjexJ7s<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defence. Anti-Semitism, what bullshit. He is a miserable war criminal. Why doesn't anyone speak out about the harrowing reality? Instead, our chancellor and our foreign minister tell us that we are friends. No, but they certainly aren't. Netanyahu's Israel has no right to exist. There is no room for its heinous atrocities against civilians, children, women and generations of peaceful people in the world I want to live in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harvard may no longer accept international students - Trump escalates dispute with university\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DeqzJRFxi7E?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\"> n-tv Nachrichten: Harvard darf keine internationalen Studenten mehr aufnehmen \u2013 Trump eskaliert Streit mit Uni  \ud83c\udf10    https:\/\/youtu.be\/DeqzJRFxi7E    <\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration's decision to ban Harvard University from accepting international students marks a dramatic cut in academic freedom<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-3\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\">ZEIT: Trump wants to deny foreigners entry to study at Harvard \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/news\/2025-06\/05\/trump-will-auslaendern-einreise-fuer-harvard-studium-verwehren\">https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/news\/2025-06\/05\/trump-will-auslaendern-einreise-fuer-harvard-studium-verwehren<\/a> <\/span>. Around 6,800 international students are affected, including around 550 Germans<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-4\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"4\">SWR: Because of Trump: Harvard dream of a Trier student in danger \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swr.de\/swraktuell\/rheinland-pfalz\/trier\/stoppt-trump-politik-trierer-student-malte-terboven-an-harvard-universitaet-in-den-usa-102.html\">https:\/\/www.swr.de\/swraktuell\/rheinland-pfalz\/trier\/stoppt-trump-politik-trierer-student-malte-terboven-an-harvard-universitaet-in-den-usa-102.html <\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This measure is being taken under the pretext of national security concerns and the accusation that Harvard is promoting anti-Semitism and co-operation with China<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"5\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-5\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"5\">Focus: Trump decides to ban international students from elite university from entering the country \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/politik\/auslaender-sperre-fuer-harvard-trump-beschliesst-einreiseverbot-fuer-internationale-studenten-der-elite-uni_7681624a-1390-4ae0-a6f6-04e4d1eefd1a.html\">https:\/\/www.focus.de\/politik\/auslaender-sperre-fuer-harvard-trump-beschliesst-einreiseverbot-fuer-internationale-studenten-der-elite-uni_7681624a-1390-4ae0-a6f6-04e4d1eefd1a.html<\/a> <\/span>. Harvard legally defends itself against this politically motivated retaliation and calls it unconstitutional<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"6\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-6\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"6\">Tagesschau: Trump wants to deny foreigners entry for Harvard studies \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/amerika\/usa-trump-einreisebeschraenkung-studierende-harvard-100.html\">https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/amerika\/usa-trump-einreisebeschraenkung-studierende-harvard-100.html <\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find this development extremely dangerous. That's how it starts. Anyone who doesn't fit in politically is made to fit in. Or flies. Flies home. Judgements no longer seem to have any force for President Trump. The executive is complying. Or flies along, or rather sits on the street like the more than 275,000 other US government employees who did not suit Trump and therefore had to leave their posts without further ado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>US Agency for International Development (USAID): <\/strong>More than 99% of employees made redundant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voice of America: <\/strong>More than 99% of employees made redundant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AmeriCorps: <\/strong>93% of employees dismissed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consumer Protection Bureau (CFPB): <\/strong>85% of employees dismissed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ministry of Education: <\/strong>46% of employees dismissed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kicker: At the <strong>US Nuclear Security Agency NNSA <\/strong>around 300 employees were fired before the redundancies were partially cancelled the following day, as those responsible apparently did not know what tasks the dismissed employees had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The systematic dismissal of over 275,000 US government employees shows the extent of the authoritarian approach<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"7\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-7\">7<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-7\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"7\">Ist das jetzt Trumps Krieg? | Der Trump Effekt #16 | auslandsjournal \u2013 der Podcast \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Fs4UjexJ7s\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Fs4UjexJ7s<\/a> <\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International crimes and international isolation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration's measures against Harvard and other universities appear to be politically motivated interventions carried out under the pretext of security concerns. They jeopardise academic freedom and international exchange, which not only affects the students concerned, but also the reputation of the US education system.<\/p>\n\n\n<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"8\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-8\">8<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-8\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"8\">The Guardian: Fresh attack on Harvard intensifies chaos for international students in US https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/may\/23\/trump-harvard-international-students <\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>German policy is caught between historical responsibility towards Israel and the growing criticism of its actions in the Gaza Strip. <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"9\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-9\">9<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-9\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"9\">tagesschau: Ende der Gaza-Blockade \u201efadenscheinig\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/asien\/deutsche-hilfsorganisationen-gaza-100.html\"> https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/asien\/deutsche-hilfsorganisationen-gaza-100.html <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany has traditionally emphasised Israel's security as part of its raison d'\u00eatre. At the same time, the German government is expressing increasing concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza. A government spokesperson criticised the latest aid deliveries as \"far too little, too late and too slow\" and called for immediate and comprehensive supplies for the population. <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"10\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-10\">10<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-10\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"10\">One year after Hamas terrorism The dilemma of reasons of state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/innenpolitik\/israel-deutschland-staatsraeson-100.html\">https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/innenpolitik\/israel-deutschland-staatsraeson-100.html<\/a> '<\/span> <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"11\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-11\">11<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-11\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"11\">Reuters: Berlin says aid that entered Gaza this week is \u201atoo little, too late\u2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/berlin-says-aid-that-entered-gaza-this-week-is-too-little-too-late-2025-05-23\/\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/berlin-says-aid-that-entered-gaza-this-week-is-too-little-too-late-2025-05-23\/ <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different positions within parliament. MPs from the SPD, the Greens and the Left Party continue to call for an end to arms deliveries to Israel as long as the humanitarian crisis continues. <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"12\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-12\">12<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-12\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"12\">Initiative von Rot-Rot-Gr\u00fcn-Abgeordneten \u2013 Stopp f\u00fcr Waffenlieferungen nach Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/taz.de\/Initiative-von-Rot-Rot-Gruen-Abgeordneten\/!6082234\/\">https:\/\/taz.de\/Initiative-von-Rot-Rot-Gruen-Abgeordneten\/!6082234\/<\/a> <\/span> In contrast, the CDU\/CSU parliamentary group emphasises solidarity with Israel and warns against one-sided criticism<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"13\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-13\">13<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-13\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"13\">Tagesspiegel: \"New government must position itself clearly\": MPs from SPD, Greens and Left no longer want to supply Israel with weapons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/politik\/neue-regierung-muss-sich-klar-positionieren-abgeordnete-von-spd-grunen-und-linken-wollen-israel-keine-waffen-mehr-liefern-13622962.html\">https:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/politik\/neue-regierung-muss-sich-klar-positionieren-abgeordnete-von-spd-grunen-und-linken-wollen-israel-keine-waffen-mehr-liefern-13622962.html<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jan van Aken and the Left Party call for an end to arms deliveries to Israel and criticise the blockade of the Gaza Strip. They are in favour of compliance with international humanitarian law and a political solution to the conflict. <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"14\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-14\">14<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-14\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"14\">Left-wing party discusses arms deliveries to Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundestag.de\/presse\/hib\/kurzmeldungen-1074936\">https:\/\/www.bundestag.de\/presse\/hib\/kurzmeldungen-1074936<\/a> <\/span> <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"15\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-15\">15<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-15\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"15\">Deutscher Bundestag, Drucksache 21\/141: Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten Nicole Gohlke, Lea Reisner, Ulrich Thoden, G\u00f6kay Akbulut, Desiree Becker, Katrin Fey, Vinzenz Glaser, Charlotte Neuh\u00e4user und der Fraktion Die Linke \u2013 Deutsche Waffenlieferungen an Israel und die Folgen f\u00fcr die Bev\u00f6lkerung in Gaza <a href=\"https:\/\/dserver.bundestag.de\/btd\/21\/001\/2100141.pdf\">https:\/\/dserver.bundestag.de\/btd\/21\/001\/2100141.pdf <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The international legal situation in Gaza has deteriorated dramatically. In a comprehensive 296-page report, Amnesty International concludes that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"16\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-16\">16<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-16\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"16\">Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.de\/pressemitteilung\/israel-gaza-genozid-voelkermord-palaestinenser-innen-amnesty-bericht\"> https:\/\/www.amnesty.de\/pressemitteilung\/israel-gaza-genozid-voelkermord-palaestinenser-innen-amnesty-bericht<\/a> <\/span>. Human Rights Watch documents systematic war crimes and crimes against humanity<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"17\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-17\">17<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-17\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"17\">Human Rights Watch: Israel's crimes against humanity in Gaza \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/de\/news\/2024\/11\/14\/israels-verbrechen-gegen-die-menschlichkeit-gaza\"> https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/de\/news\/2024\/11\/14\/israels-verbrechen-gegen-die-menschlichkeit-gaza<\/a> <\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has been warning of ethnic cleansing and genocide since March 2024<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"18\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-18\">18<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-18\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"18\">ZEIT: UN Special Rapporteur sees signs of genocide in Gaza \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/politik\/ausland\/2024-03\/un-sonderberichterstatterin-hinweise-voelkermord-israel\">https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/politik\/ausland\/2024-03\/un-sonderberichterstatterin-hinweise-voelkermord-israel <\/a><\/span><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"19\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-19\">19<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-19\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"19\">OHCHR: Special Rapporteur warns of mass ethnic cleansing in the West Bank \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2025\/03\/tragedy-foretold-and-stain-our-collective-humanity-special-rapporteur-warns\">https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2025\/03\/tragedy-foretold-and-stain-our-collective-humanity-special-rapporteur-warns<\/a> <\/span>. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A UN commission establishes that both parties to the conflict are committing war crimes: Israel through deliberate attacks on civilians and systematic starvation of the population, Hamas through terrorist attacks, hostage-taking and torture<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"20\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-20\">20<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-20\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"20\">UN Commission finds war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israeli attacks \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2024\/10\/un-commission-finds-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity-israeli-attacks\"> https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2024\/10\/un-commission-finds-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity-israeli-attacks<\/a> <\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>German politics past, present and future: between reason of state and human rights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die deutsche Politik zeigt erste Anzeichen eines Kurswandels. Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz \u00e4u\u00dferte sich erstmals deutlich kritisch: \u201eDas, was die israelische Armee jetzt im Gaza-Streifen macht \u2013 ich verstehe offen gestanden nicht mehr, mit welchem Ziel\u201c<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"21\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-21\">21<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-21\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"21\">Deutsche Welle: Germany and Israel: The tone is getting sharper \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/de\/deutschland-israel-friedrich-merz-kritik-gaza-nahost-staatsraeson-v2\/a-72679787\"> https:\/\/www.dw.com\/de\/deutschland-israel-friedrich-merz-kritik-gaza-nahost-staatsraeson-v2\/a-72679787<\/a> <\/span>. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced a review of arms deliveries to Israel, but met with resistance from the CSU<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"22\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-22\">22<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-22\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"22\">Spiegel: Johann Wadephul announces review of German arms exports \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/politik\/deutschland\/israel-johann-wadephul-kuendigt-ueberpruefung-deutscher-waffenexporte-an-a-86e34767-c958-43c2-b3d8-8de4302f9623\"> https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/politik\/deutschland\/israel-johann-wadephul-kuendigt-ueberpruefung-deutscher-waffenexporte-an-a-86e34767-c958-43c2-b3d8-8de4302f9623<\/a> <\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany has approved arms exports worth 485 million euros to Israel since 7 October 2023<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"23\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-23\">23<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-23\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"23\">TAZ: Arms exports to Israel: A long list of deliveries \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/taz.de\/Ruestungsexporte-nach-Israel\/!6088528\/\">https:\/\/taz.de\/Ruestungsexporte-nach-Israel\/!6088528\/<\/a> <\/span>. In its first five weeks, the new black-red government authorised further deliveries worth almost four million euros<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"24\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-24\">24<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-24\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"24\">WELT: Black-Red government authorises arms exports worth four million euros to Israel \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/deutschland\/article256274062\/waffenlieferungen-schwarz-rot-genehmigte-ruestungsexporte-in-hoehe-von-vier-millionen-euro-nach-israel.html\">https:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/deutschland\/article256274062\/waffenlieferungen-schwarz-rot-genehmigte-ruestungsexporte-in-hoehe-von-vier-millionen-euro-nach-israel.html<\/a> <\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social change: the German public is turning away<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The German population is showing a clear turnaround in its attitude. According to the latest ZDF political barometer, 80 per cent of Germans do not consider Israel's military action to be justified if it causes high numbers of casualties among the Palestinian civilian population<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"25\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-25\">25<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-25\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"25\">Spiegel: Gaza: 80 per cent of Germans criticise Israel's actions \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/ausland\/israel-gaza-konflikt-deutsche-bevoelkerung-kritisiert-laut-umfrage-israels-vorgehen-im-gazastreifen-a-da6630fa-8c9c-43a7-9fbf-2c0fd88a68cd\">https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/ausland\/israel-gaza-konflikt-deutsche-bevoelkerung-kritisiert-laut-umfrage-israels-vorgehen-im-gazastreifen-a-da6630fa-8c9c-43a7-9fbf-2c0fd88a68cd<\/a> <\/span>. 73 per cent see the impact on the civilian population as unjustified<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"26\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-26\">26<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-26\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"26\">Tagesschau: ARD-DeutschlandTrend: Criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza grows \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/deutschlandtrend\/deutschlandtrend-3480.html\"> https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/deutschlandtrend\/deutschlandtrend-3480.html<\/a> <\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to arms exports, 43 per cent are in favour of a limit and 30 per cent are in favour of a complete stop. Only 17 per cent are still in favour of unchanged arms deliveries<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"27\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-27\">27<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-27\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"27\">Statista: Survey on German arms exports to Israel in 2025 \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/de.statista.com\/statistik\/daten\/studie\/1615302\/umfrage\/umfrage-zu-deutschen-waffenexporte-nach-israel\/\"> https:\/\/de.statista.com\/statistik\/daten\/studie\/1615302\/umfrage\/umfrage-zu-deutschen-waffenexporte-nach-israel\/<\/a> <\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Redefining the raison d'\u00e9tat: human rights as a compass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason of state proclaimed by Angela Merkel in 2008, according to which Israel's security is part of Germany's reason of state, needs to be critically reassessed<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"28\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-28\">28<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-28\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"28\">International politics: Why Germany must (re)define the reason of state \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/internationalepolitik.de\/de\/warum-deutschland-die-staatsraeson-neu-definieren-muss\">https:\/\/internationalepolitik.de\/de\/warum-deutschland-die-staatsraeson-neu-definieren-muss <\/a><\/span>. A modern interpretation must place universal human rights at the centre and cannot be misused to unconditionally support acts that violate international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Das Forum Menschenrechte, dem unter anderem die Heinrich-B\u00f6ll-Stiftung und die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung angeh\u00f6ren, fordert einen Kurswechsel der Bundesregierung. Es sei \u201ev\u00f6lkerrechtliche Pflicht\u201c Deutschlands, entsprechend der V\u00f6lkermordkonvention einen m\u00f6glichen V\u00f6lkermord zu verhindern<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"29\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-29\">29<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-29\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"29\">TAZ: NGOs against weapons for Israel \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/taz.de\/Israel-und-Gaza\/!6011255\"> https:\/\/taz.de\/Israel-und-Gaza\/!6011255<\/a> \/<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Threat to academic freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump's action against Harvard fits into a worrying pattern of restrictions on academic freedom. The Academic Freedom Index shows that Germany is also losing ground in terms of academic freedom<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"30\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-30\">30<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-30\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"30\">Tagesspiegel: No longer free to express your opinion at universities \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/wissen\/deutschlands-wissenschaft-verliert-an-freiheit-nicht-mehr-frei-an-universitaten-ihre-meinung-zu-aussern-13347565.html\">https:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/wissen\/deutschlands-wissenschaft-verliert-an-freiheit-nicht-mehr-frei-an-universitaten-ihre-meinung-zu-aussern-13347565.html <\/a><\/span>. The handling of pro-Palestinian protests at universities and restrictions on freedom of expression are contributing to this decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an important partner in international educational exchange, Germany should send a counter-signal. With over 405,000 international students, Germany is an attractive place to study<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"31\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-31\">31<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-31\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"31\">MiGAZIN: Germany in the exchange boom \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.migazin.de\/2025\/02\/25\/studieren-grenzen-deutschland-austausch-boom\/\"> https:\/\/www.migazin.de\/2025\/02\/25\/studieren-grenzen-deutschland-austausch-boom\/<\/a> <\/span>. In the long term, these students contribute eight times more to public budgets than the state invests<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"32\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-32\">32<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000000eaa0000000000000000_12145-32\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"32\">DAAD: International students - an opportunity for Germany \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daad.de\/de\/der-daad\/daad-journal\/themen\/2025\/internationale-studierende-chancen-deutschland\/\">https:\/\/www.daad.de\/de\/der-daad\/daad-journal\/themen\/2025\/internationale-studierende-chancen-deutschland\/<\/a> <\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Human rights as the foundation of democratic foreign policy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die aktuellen Entwicklungen zeigen die Notwendigkeit einer wertebasierten Au\u00dfenpolitik auf. Weder Trumps autorit\u00e4rer Angriff auf die Bildungsfreiheit noch die systematischen Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Gaza d\u00fcrfen unwidersprochen bleiben. Deutschland steht vor der Herausforderung, seine historische Verantwortung neu zu definieren: nicht als bedingungslose Unterst\u00fctzung, sondern als Verpflichtung zur Wahrung universeller Menschenrechte und zur Verhinderung von Kriegsverbrechen \u2013 unabh\u00e4ngig vom Verursacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A modern German reason of state must be committed to protecting the human dignity of all people. This means both condemning the Hamas terror of 7 October and clearly naming Israeli war crimes. Only in this way can Germany fulfil its responsibility and act as a credible actor for peace and human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Zeit der bedingungslosen Solidarit\u00e4t mit Regierungen ist vorbei. Die Solidarit\u00e4t muss den leidenden Menschen gelten \u2013 den israelischen Geiseln ebenso wie der hungernden Zivilbev\u00f6lkerung in Gaza. Deutschland muss endlich den Mut fassen, Menschenrechte \u00fcber politische R\u00fccksichtnahme zu stellen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"modern-footnotes-list-heading modern-footnotes-list-heading--hide-for-print\">List of sources<\/h3><ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--hide-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div>Ist das jetzt Trumps Krieg? | Der Trump Effekt #16 | auslandsjournal \u2013 der Podcast \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Fs4UjexJ7s\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Fs4UjexJ7s<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div> n-tv Nachrichten: Harvard darf keine internationalen Studenten mehr aufnehmen \u2013 Trump eskaliert Streit mit Uni  \ud83c\udf10    https:\/\/youtu.be\/DeqzJRFxi7E    <\/div><\/li><li><span>3<\/span><div>ZEIT: Trump wants to deny foreigners entry to study at Harvard \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/news\/2025-06\/05\/trump-will-auslaendern-einreise-fuer-harvard-studium-verwehren\">https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/news\/2025-06\/05\/trump-will-auslaendern-einreise-fuer-harvard-studium-verwehren<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>4<\/span><div>SWR: Because of Trump: Harvard dream of a Trier student in danger \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swr.de\/swraktuell\/rheinland-pfalz\/trier\/stoppt-trump-politik-trierer-student-malte-terboven-an-harvard-universitaet-in-den-usa-102.html\">https:\/\/www.swr.de\/swraktuell\/rheinland-pfalz\/trier\/stoppt-trump-politik-trierer-student-malte-terboven-an-harvard-universitaet-in-den-usa-102.html <\/a><\/div><\/li><li><span>5<\/span><div>Focus: Trump decides to ban international students from elite university from entering the country \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/politik\/auslaender-sperre-fuer-harvard-trump-beschliesst-einreiseverbot-fuer-internationale-studenten-der-elite-uni_7681624a-1390-4ae0-a6f6-04e4d1eefd1a.html\">https:\/\/www.focus.de\/politik\/auslaender-sperre-fuer-harvard-trump-beschliesst-einreiseverbot-fuer-internationale-studenten-der-elite-uni_7681624a-1390-4ae0-a6f6-04e4d1eefd1a.html<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>6<\/span><div>Tagesschau: Trump wants to deny foreigners entry for Harvard studies \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/amerika\/usa-trump-einreisebeschraenkung-studierende-harvard-100.html\">https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/amerika\/usa-trump-einreisebeschraenkung-studierende-harvard-100.html <\/a><\/div><\/li><li><span>7<\/span><div>Ist das jetzt Trumps Krieg? | Der Trump Effekt #16 | auslandsjournal \u2013 der Podcast \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Fs4UjexJ7s\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Fs4UjexJ7s<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>8<\/span><div>The Guardian: Fresh attack on Harvard intensifies chaos for international students in US https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/may\/23\/trump-harvard-international-students <\/div><\/li><li><span>9<\/span><div>tagesschau: Ende der Gaza-Blockade \u201efadenscheinig\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/asien\/deutsche-hilfsorganisationen-gaza-100.html\"> https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/asien\/deutsche-hilfsorganisationen-gaza-100.html <\/a><\/div><\/li><li><span>10<\/span><div>One year after Hamas terrorism The dilemma of reasons of state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/innenpolitik\/israel-deutschland-staatsraeson-100.html\">https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/innenpolitik\/israel-deutschland-staatsraeson-100.html<\/a> '<\/div><\/li><li><span>11<\/span><div>Reuters: Berlin says aid that entered Gaza this week is \u201atoo little, too late\u2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/berlin-says-aid-that-entered-gaza-this-week-is-too-little-too-late-2025-05-23\/\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/berlin-says-aid-that-entered-gaza-this-week-is-too-little-too-late-2025-05-23\/ <\/a><\/div><\/li><li><span>12<\/span><div>Initiative von Rot-Rot-Gr\u00fcn-Abgeordneten \u2013 Stopp f\u00fcr Waffenlieferungen nach Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/taz.de\/Initiative-von-Rot-Rot-Gruen-Abgeordneten\/!6082234\/\">https:\/\/taz.de\/Initiative-von-Rot-Rot-Gruen-Abgeordneten\/!6082234\/<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>13<\/span><div>Tagesspiegel: \"New government must position itself clearly\": MPs from SPD, Greens and Left no longer want to supply Israel with weapons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/politik\/neue-regierung-muss-sich-klar-positionieren-abgeordnete-von-spd-grunen-und-linken-wollen-israel-keine-waffen-mehr-liefern-13622962.html\">https:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/politik\/neue-regierung-muss-sich-klar-positionieren-abgeordnete-von-spd-grunen-und-linken-wollen-israel-keine-waffen-mehr-liefern-13622962.html<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>14<\/span><div>Left-wing party discusses arms deliveries to Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundestag.de\/presse\/hib\/kurzmeldungen-1074936\">https:\/\/www.bundestag.de\/presse\/hib\/kurzmeldungen-1074936<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>15<\/span><div>Deutscher Bundestag, Drucksache 21\/141: Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten Nicole Gohlke, Lea Reisner, Ulrich Thoden, G\u00f6kay Akbulut, Desiree Becker, Katrin Fey, Vinzenz Glaser, Charlotte Neuh\u00e4user und der Fraktion Die Linke \u2013 Deutsche Waffenlieferungen an Israel und die Folgen f\u00fcr die Bev\u00f6lkerung in Gaza <a href=\"https:\/\/dserver.bundestag.de\/btd\/21\/001\/2100141.pdf\">https:\/\/dserver.bundestag.de\/btd\/21\/001\/2100141.pdf <\/a><\/div><\/li><li><span>16<\/span><div>Amnesty: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.de\/pressemitteilung\/israel-gaza-genozid-voelkermord-palaestinenser-innen-amnesty-bericht\"> https:\/\/www.amnesty.de\/pressemitteilung\/israel-gaza-genozid-voelkermord-palaestinenser-innen-amnesty-bericht<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>17<\/span><div>Human Rights Watch: Israel's crimes against humanity in Gaza \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/de\/news\/2024\/11\/14\/israels-verbrechen-gegen-die-menschlichkeit-gaza\"> https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/de\/news\/2024\/11\/14\/israels-verbrechen-gegen-die-menschlichkeit-gaza<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>18<\/span><div>ZEIT: UN Special Rapporteur sees signs of genocide in Gaza \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/politik\/ausland\/2024-03\/un-sonderberichterstatterin-hinweise-voelkermord-israel\">https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/politik\/ausland\/2024-03\/un-sonderberichterstatterin-hinweise-voelkermord-israel <\/a><\/div><\/li><li><span>19<\/span><div>OHCHR: Special Rapporteur warns of mass ethnic cleansing in the West Bank \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2025\/03\/tragedy-foretold-and-stain-our-collective-humanity-special-rapporteur-warns\">https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2025\/03\/tragedy-foretold-and-stain-our-collective-humanity-special-rapporteur-warns<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>20<\/span><div>UN Commission finds war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israeli attacks \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2024\/10\/un-commission-finds-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity-israeli-attacks\"> https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2024\/10\/un-commission-finds-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity-israeli-attacks<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>21<\/span><div>Deutsche Welle: Germany and Israel: The tone is getting sharper \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/de\/deutschland-israel-friedrich-merz-kritik-gaza-nahost-staatsraeson-v2\/a-72679787\"> https:\/\/www.dw.com\/de\/deutschland-israel-friedrich-merz-kritik-gaza-nahost-staatsraeson-v2\/a-72679787<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>22<\/span><div>Spiegel: Johann Wadephul announces review of German arms exports \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/politik\/deutschland\/israel-johann-wadephul-kuendigt-ueberpruefung-deutscher-waffenexporte-an-a-86e34767-c958-43c2-b3d8-8de4302f9623\"> https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/politik\/deutschland\/israel-johann-wadephul-kuendigt-ueberpruefung-deutscher-waffenexporte-an-a-86e34767-c958-43c2-b3d8-8de4302f9623<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>23<\/span><div>TAZ: Arms exports to Israel: A long list of deliveries \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/taz.de\/Ruestungsexporte-nach-Israel\/!6088528\/\">https:\/\/taz.de\/Ruestungsexporte-nach-Israel\/!6088528\/<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>24<\/span><div>WELT: Black-Red government authorises arms exports worth four million euros to Israel \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/deutschland\/article256274062\/waffenlieferungen-schwarz-rot-genehmigte-ruestungsexporte-in-hoehe-von-vier-millionen-euro-nach-israel.html\">https:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/deutschland\/article256274062\/waffenlieferungen-schwarz-rot-genehmigte-ruestungsexporte-in-hoehe-von-vier-millionen-euro-nach-israel.html<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>25<\/span><div>Spiegel: Gaza: 80 per cent of Germans criticise Israel's actions \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/ausland\/israel-gaza-konflikt-deutsche-bevoelkerung-kritisiert-laut-umfrage-israels-vorgehen-im-gazastreifen-a-da6630fa-8c9c-43a7-9fbf-2c0fd88a68cd\">https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/ausland\/israel-gaza-konflikt-deutsche-bevoelkerung-kritisiert-laut-umfrage-israels-vorgehen-im-gazastreifen-a-da6630fa-8c9c-43a7-9fbf-2c0fd88a68cd<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>26<\/span><div>Tagesschau: ARD-DeutschlandTrend: Criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza grows \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/deutschlandtrend\/deutschlandtrend-3480.html\"> https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/deutschlandtrend\/deutschlandtrend-3480.html<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>27<\/span><div>Statista: Survey on German arms exports to Israel in 2025 \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/de.statista.com\/statistik\/daten\/studie\/1615302\/umfrage\/umfrage-zu-deutschen-waffenexporte-nach-israel\/\"> https:\/\/de.statista.com\/statistik\/daten\/studie\/1615302\/umfrage\/umfrage-zu-deutschen-waffenexporte-nach-israel\/<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>28<\/span><div>International politics: Why Germany must (re)define the reason of state \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/internationalepolitik.de\/de\/warum-deutschland-die-staatsraeson-neu-definieren-muss\">https:\/\/internationalepolitik.de\/de\/warum-deutschland-die-staatsraeson-neu-definieren-muss <\/a><\/div><\/li><li><span>29<\/span><div>TAZ: NGOs against weapons for Israel \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/taz.de\/Israel-und-Gaza\/!6011255\"> https:\/\/taz.de\/Israel-und-Gaza\/!6011255<\/a> \/<\/div><\/li><li><span>30<\/span><div>Tagesspiegel: No longer free to express your opinion at universities \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/wissen\/deutschlands-wissenschaft-verliert-an-freiheit-nicht-mehr-frei-an-universitaten-ihre-meinung-zu-aussern-13347565.html\">https:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/wissen\/deutschlands-wissenschaft-verliert-an-freiheit-nicht-mehr-frei-an-universitaten-ihre-meinung-zu-aussern-13347565.html <\/a><\/div><\/li><li><span>31<\/span><div>MiGAZIN: Germany in the exchange boom \ud83c\udf10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.migazin.de\/2025\/02\/25\/studieren-grenzen-deutschland-austausch-boom\/\"> https:\/\/www.migazin.de\/2025\/02\/25\/studieren-grenzen-deutschland-austausch-boom\/<\/a> <\/div><\/li><li><span>32<\/span><div>DAAD: International students - an opportunity for Germany \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daad.de\/de\/der-daad\/daad-journal\/themen\/2025\/internationale-studierende-chancen-deutschland\/\">https:\/\/www.daad.de\/de\/der-daad\/daad-journal\/themen\/2025\/internationale-studierende-chancen-deutschland\/<\/a> <\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2139 Allergie Information: Pers\u00f6nlicher Kommentar. Kann Spuren von Satire enthalten. Bildungsfreiheit unter Beschuss: Trumps Angriff auf Harvard als Warnsignal Es fehlt nur noch, dass wir (Deutschland) Waffen an unsere anderen Freunde (die USA) liefern; statt nur nach Israel. Deren asozialer, rassistischer, demokratiefeindliche, ekelhafter Pr\u00e4sident ist genauso verlogen wie Israels Ministerpr\u00e4sident Benjamin Netanjahu. Oder Bebe, wie ersterer ihn seit vergangenem Wochenende nennt. Der gemeinsame Einsatz bunkerbrechender Bomben gegen ein gemeinsames Feindbild Iran hat die Sitze im Sandkasten der Superreichen und M\u00e4chtigen neu verteilt. Fritze redet es sich in seiner heutigen Regierungserkl\u00e4rung sch\u00f6n. Doch sch\u00f6nreden ist eigentlich untertrieben. 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