Germany not planning to recognise Palestinian state in short term
Germany not planning to recognise Palestinian state in short term
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/44733623
If you want to read the official press statement and not something from "Straitstimes" from Singapore, who are not the experts for german politics:
The German government remains convinced that only a negotiated two-state solution will bring lasting peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians.
It continues to regard the recognition of a Palestinian state as one of the final steps on the way to realizing a two-state solution. Israel's security is of paramount importance to the German government.
In this respect, it is not planning to recognize a Palestinian state in the short term.
The German government's priority now is to achieve overdue progress on the most urgent issues:
There needs to be a ceasefire in Gaza now. The hostages, including German nationals, must be released. Hamas must be disarmed; its terror unleashed not just on October 7 must end.
Israel must immediately and drastically improve the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza. It must provide the suffering civilian population with urgently needed supplies in a humane manner.
A viable political perspective for Gaza is necessary to turn a temporary ceasefire into lasting peace.
There must be no further steps towards an annexation of the West Bank.
The German government is in constant contact with the Israeli government and its international partners on this issue. It is prepared to increase the pressure if no progress is made. The German government is continuing its aid to create the conditions for Palestinian statehood; this includes supporting the Palestinian Authority. These steps are absolutely necessary to end the suffering of the civilian population. They are also necessary in order to keep open the prospect of a two-state solution and thus lasting peace in the Middle East. The German government agrees with France and the UK on this, as do its partners in the region. This applies regardless of the well-known differences of opinion on the question of the right time for recognition.
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/suche/2290066-2290066
This means:
"we will not move a finger and we are happy with the status quo. We know full well that Israel will never accept a two state solution and we intend not to put any pressure on Israel. Instead we will support Israel until the last Palestinian is either killed or ethnically cleansed."
Germany has been blocking most measures in the EU and UN to put any tangible pressure on Israel. The current chancellor Merz had announced his plan to defy the ICC arrest warrant on Netanyahu and invite him to Germany. The German president has shaken hands with Netanyahu in Israel as the total blockade on Gaza had been reestablished and the ceasefire broken by Israel. Germany continues to deliver military equipment to Israel and repress protest against the genocide. Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories was threatened with arrest in Germany and Universities were pressured to cancel events where she was supposed to speak.
All these statements by the German government are empty lies. I have watched the federal government press conference for the past two years. It is always the same statements, always the same lies, always the same trope of declaring claims from Israel as the ultimate truth that is parroted by the government speakers, always saying "Israel needs to investigate" when there is overwhelming evidence of yet another Israel war crime such as the execution of the 15 medics in March by an Israeli death squad.
If the words of the German government were printed on toilet paper, using that paper would make you more dirty even when you have explosive diarrhea.
Germany. Instead of protecting Jewish people as a backlash for the horrible things you did... Protect people from ever being submitted to that horrible treatment. Whether they are Jewish or not.
They will wait for their friends to finish the job, then go: What Palestine?
They called for a ceasefire, improvement of the humanitarian situation and a stop of annexations in the West Bank. Not sure how you came to your conclusion, maybe you want to explain?
They should call for an end of genocide and apartheid, a ceasefire is meaningless because this isn’t a war this an extinction campaign supported by the West and Germany at the forefront along with the US.
Edit: ok OP is a Zionist
I'm sure asking while making it clear there will be no consequences if they are ignored will change the situation on the ground. /s
If they're supplying weapons, they are supporting the genocide