German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck criticized Israel’s actions in the Gaza war and provoked the wrath of the opposition in the person of CSU Secretary General Martin Huber, the Münchner Merkur newspaper writes on May 26.
“Of course, Israel must respect international law. “And the famine, the suffering of the Palestinian population and the attacks in the Gaza Strip – as we are now seeing in the courts – are incompatible with international law.”Habeck said during a public debate at the Democracy Festival in Berlin.
The general secretary of the CSU, Martin Huber, criticized Habeck’s statements and described them “unthinkable and shameful”. Economy Minister “adds fuel to the already anti-Semitic atmosphere in Germany”Huber wrote on the social network X.
Huber accused Habaek of pandering “narrative of those who hate Hamas and Israel”. “He (Habaek – approx. IA Krasnaya Vesna) joins the ranks of anti-Israel propagandists of left-wing anti-Semitism. “This should have no place in our society.”“added the opposition politician.
It should be noted that the entire German government, for which Israel’s security is a national issue, has long refrained from criticizing Israel’s actions. However, warnings gradually began to be heard against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, especially regarding a possible large-scale ground offensive on the city of Rafah.
The day before, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately cease its military operation in Rafah. The president of the court, Nawaf Salam, described the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip as “catastrophic.”
Source: Rossa Primavera
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