4d ago

Merz says 'no longer understands' Israel's goal in Gaza

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he no longer understands the Israeli army's objective in Gaza amid a stepped-up offensive in the Palestinian territory.
"Honestly speaking, I no longer understand what the Israeli army is now doing in the Gaza Strip, with what goal," he told public broadcaster WDR.

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Merz says 'no longer understands' Israel's goal in Gaza

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Merz says 'no longer understands' Israel's goal in Gaza

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The goal in Gaza is incredibly clear, as it always has been.
Merz is possibly being honest about not understanding it (although I somewhat doubt he's that naive). If he doesn't understand it, it is because anyone that tries to talk sense to him, he calls "antisemitism" and tries to deport them.

I think he understands it just fine. What he’s saying is they are running out of patience, or whatever standing back from a genocide is.
- Appeasement.

You know. You're just not allowed to say it.
- Yep, Israel has been clear about it on day one. Maybe Merz should read South Africa's ICJ filing that's filled with quotes that clearly lay out the intentions.
  
  This man, in particular, is genuinely not allowed to acknowledge that. Ze Germans overshot 'don't be antisemitic' so hard that they'll jail Semitic people for pointing out a foreign government is trying to exterminate a Semitic people.

Beachfront property is the goal.

Sure buddy... But you keep selling the tools of the genocide in the mean time when you "don't understand"
While your regime will censor via criminal prprosecution the people who criticize the genocide

Complete annexation

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