Germany to give Holocaust survivors $236 payout to help them cope with October 7 attacks
Germany to give Holocaust survivors $236 payout to help them cope with October 7 attacks
Germany is providing a one-time payment of $236 (€220) to each of Israel’s 113,000 Holocaust survivors to help them cope with the impacts of the October 7 attack by Hamas and its aftermath.
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25 million, that's a few percent of the over 350 million of revenue Germany made from selling weapons to Israel [1]. This is a symbolic gesture to keep up good relations with the state of Israel.
Given that one third of Israeli Holocaust survivors are living in poverty, a couple hundred bucks for each are more than just symbolic:
Implying all holocaust survivors are loyal customers of German weapons, and are motivated to turn an eye to suffering because they’re greedy for money is pretty deep in the antisemitism, let’s not with this shit
No, I'm implying that Germany's real intention is not to help holocaust survivors, but to keep up good relations with Israel's government.
Then why wouldn’t they lower the amount they’re charging Israel or increase the amount of aid given without cost, that would be way more effective to improve relations with the Israeli government?
Because lowering the amount they're charging or increasing the amount of aid will cost more than measly 25 million and doesn't make such good headlines.