German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Israel on December 6 and 7 for his first official visit since taking office, a German government spokesperson said on Friday.
Archiv: Schande.. über DICH!
Germany: Resumption of arms transfers to Israel reckless, unlawful and risks complicity in Israel’s international crimes
(November 24, 2025)
“Germany’s decision to lift its partial suspension of weapons shipments to Israel is reckless, unlawful and sends entirely the wrong message to Israel: that it can continue committing genocide, war crimes, and apartheid against Palestinians and unlawfully occupy the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza without fear of consequence.
“Germany is one of Israel’s major arms suppliers. The partial and long overdue suspension of arms transfers by Germany was one of the few forms of meaningful pressure applied by the international community to Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
“Now is absolutely not the time to ease this pressure. On the contrary, this is the time to ensure that Israel stops its violations of international law, including its unlawful occupation as indicated by the International Court of Justice in July 2024 and agreed by the UN General Assembly. Regrettably, with this move, Germany is going down a dangerous path that must be immediately reversed and must not be followed by other states.
Novelle des Polizeigesetzes: Sachsen will anlasslos mit Drohnen in fahrende Autos filmen
Die sächsische Polizei soll Menschen, die beim Autofahren ihr Handy bedienen, mit Drohnen jagen. Doch das ist nur ein Hammer im Polizeigesetz-Entwurf: Die Polizei soll in Zukunft auch Verhaltensscanner, Palantir-Datenanalyse, Live-Gesichtserkennung, Gesichter-Suchmaschinen und Staatstrojaner nutzen dürfen
Bundesregierung will wieder Waffenexporte nach Israel genehmigen
(November 17, 2025)
Die Waffenruhe in Gaza nimmt die Bundesregierung zum Anlass, den Genehmigungsstopp für Rüstungsgüter aus dem Sommer rückgängig zu machen. Dabei hatte das VG Berlin damit gerade erst die Abweisung zweier Waffenlieferungsklagen begründet.
Kanzlerschaft mit links
(May 9, 2025)
Die Linke hat die Demokratie gerettet, weil sie Friedrich Merz‘ Kanzlerschaft ermöglicht hat. So jedenfalls rechtfertigt sie sich. Diese »linke« Partei ist der größte Etikettenschwindel in diesem Lande überhaupt.
Bundesnachrichtendienst: Bald ein echter Geheimdienst?
(November 13, 2025)
Nun scheint klar: Das neue BND-Gesetz wird einen gewaltigen Umfang haben. Seit dieser Woche gibt es nach WDR-Informationen einen Referentenentwurf, der 139 Paragraphen enthalten soll.
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Die Entscheidungen des Bundesverfassungsgerichts der vergangenen Jahre, die bei der Überarbeitung des neuen Gesetzes berücksichtigt werden, haben die Arbeit des BND nicht einfacher gemacht. Die Vorschriften zur Datenübermittlung etwa sind bereits jetzt sehr streng.
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Der BND hackte sich vor einigen Jahren in die Chatkommunikation der russischen Wagner-Söldner und las dort mit. Aber das Programm aktiv stören oder abschalten, das ist bislang ebenso wenig erlaubt wie IT-Strukturen anzugreifen und unschädlich zu machen, von denen gegnerische Hackerangriffe ausgehen.
Bundeswehr und BKA bauen Zusammenarbeit mit Israel aus
Auf Arbeitsebene finden zwischen Israel und Deutschland militärische »Fach- und Expertengespräche« in verschiedenen Bereichen statt, ein Schwerpunkt liegt laut dem Verteidigungsministerium derzeit »auf Logistik, Neubeschaffung, Operation, Erhebung und Ermittlung sowie Gefangenenwesen«. (…)
An einem nicht näher genannten konkreten Fall hat das BKA der israelischen Delegation außerdem den Einsatz von Virtual Reality bei einer Tatortbegehung vorgeführt. Am zweiten Tag demonstrierte das BKA seine Entwicklungen zu künstlicher Intelligenz – zu diesem Thema hatte die Behörde in Wiesbaden vor einem Jahr ihre gesamte Herbsttagung gewidmet. Im Mittelpunkt stand dabei Gesichtserkennung.
Kanzlerschaft mit links
(May 9, 2025)
Die Linke hat die Demokratie gerettet, weil sie Friedrich Merz‘ Kanzlerschaft ermöglicht hat. So jedenfalls rechtfertigt sie sich. Diese »linke« Partei ist der größte Etikettenschwindel in diesem Lande überhaupt.
EU science grants are funding Israeli military tech, data shows
(August 30, 2025)
The Horizon Europe program, described by the EU as ‘a scientific research initiative to develop a sustainable and livable society in Europe,’ has awarded around 475 million euros to 348 Israeli start-ups and research projects since October 2023, many of which are run by former IDF soldiers and intelligence officers.
In 2024, the EU awarded grants of €220m to 179 companies and initiatives run by Israelis. The scale of this funding, coming in a year when the world’s pre-eminent genocide experts all declared Israel was committing a genocide, a year in which entire cities were wiped out and tens of thousands of civilians murdered, is staggering.
In the same year Israel was also the third largest recipient, behind France and Germany, of ‘accelerator’ grants, a separate component of the Horizon program intended to support small and medium-sized companies working to improve life in Europe.
Still no EU action on Israel, despite Gaza famine
Most Israel sanctions options – such as blacklisting settlers, banning settler imports, or imposing an arms embargo – required EU consensus, meaning the Czechs and Israel‘s other top EU ally, Hungary, would veto them.
Some options – such as freezing Horizon or Israel‘s EU free-trade perks – could be done by a qualified majority in the EU Council, but there was no majority without Germany and Italy on board.
Germany buys $451m of defense tech from Israel’s Rafael, despite Gaza tensions
(August 27, 2025)
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems on Tuesday announced a €358 million ($415 million) deal with the German Air Force for advanced targeting technology for fighter aircraft.
“The German parliament has authorized the procurement of 90 Litening 5 targeting pods for its Eurofighter Typhoon fleet,” the defense electronics company said in its announcement.
Krieg im Gazastreifen: Deutschland will Israel-Sanktionen nicht zustimmen
Ob der Sanktionsvorschlag der Kommission umgesetzt werden kann, hängt davon ab, ob er im Rat der Mitgliedstaaten die Unterstützung einer qualifizierten Mehrheit bekommt – das heißt: 15 der 27 EU-Staaten, die zusammen mindestens 65 Prozent der Bevölkerung der teilnehmenden Mitgliedstaaten repräsentieren, müssen zustimmen. Zuletzt fehlte nur noch die Unterstützung von Deutschland oder Italien. Alle anderen großen EU-Staaten und viele kleinere sind für die Strafmaßnahme.
Außenministertreffen in Dänemark: Deutschland will Israel-Sanktion nicht zustimmen
Die vorgesehene Einstellung von Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen des Forschungsförderungsprogramms Horizon Europe sei eine Maßnahme, die vermutlich keinen Einfluss auf die politische Willensbildung und auf das militärische Vorgehen Israels im Gazastreifen hätte, betonte Wadephul. Deswegen sei man von diesen Vorschlägen nicht so sehr überzeugt.
Berlin police assault pro-Palestine protester
Police were filmed violently arresting a protester at a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza in Berlin on Thursday.
The protester can be seen bleeding heavily from her face as she is carried away by several officers.
Frankfurt verbietet Demo gegen Gaza-Krieg
Mehrere Tausend Menschen wollten am Samstag in Frankfurt gegen den Gaza-Krieg demonstrieren. Nun hat die Stadt die Veranstaltung unter dem Motto „Stoppt den Völkermord jetzt!“ verboten.
Die Demo sei „potenziell antisemitisch“ – so die Stadt Frankfurt. Sie begründet das Verbot unter anderem mit der derzeit „äußerst angespannten Stimmung zwischen pro-palästinensischen und pro-israelischen Aktivisten“.
The European Union Is Complicit in Genocide
(August 11, 2025)
The EU presents itself as a global champion of moral and legal leadership, grounded in the principles of human rights, international law, democracy, and humanitarianism. Yet its failure to uphold these values in the case of Palestine severely undermines its credibility. As Israel’s largest trading partner and second-largest arms supplier, the EU possesses considerable leverage; its refusal to use this influence to hold Israel accountable or protect Palestinian lives signals not powerlessness but a conscious choice of complicity. Moreover, given its member states’ historical entanglement in the colonial partitioning of the Middle East, the EU bears a deeper responsibility to act with justice. Its failure to do so today echoes the very dynamics of domination and double standards it claims to have left behind.
EU-Israel: Refusal to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement is a ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’
(July 15, 2025)
Reacting to the EU’s decision not to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, Agnès Callamard Amnesty International’s Secretary General said:
“The EU’s refusal to suspend its agreement with Israel is a cruel and unlawful betrayal – of the European project and vision, predicated on upholding international law and fighting authoritarian practices, of the European Union’s own rules and of the human rights of Palestinians.
This will be remembered as one of the most disgraceful moments in the EU’s history.
Glaubwürdigkeit verlangt Aufarbeitung
Was ist also mit jenen, die schon früh das Richtige gesagt haben? Was ist mit jenen, die das Grauen in Gaza nicht schweigend hingenommen und dafür einen hohen Preis bezahlt haben? Die Liste der Betroffenen ist lang und im Archive of Silence und dem Index of Repression ausführlich dokumentiert. Besonders drastische Beispiele lieferten die Technische Universität München, wo Studierende, die an einer palästinasolidarischen Veranstaltung teilnehmen wollten, von der Polizei in einem Raum eingesperrt und anschließend wegen »Hausfriedensbruch« angezeigt wurden, obwohl sie von der Universität selbst dort hineingelockt worden waren.
Weitere eindrückliche Beispiele sind die Entlassung Melanie Schweizers aus dem Arbeitsministerium, die Absagen gleich mehrerer Veranstaltungen mit der UN-Sonderberichterstatterin Francesca Albanese, die Kündigung von Helen Fares durch den SWR, die rechtswidrige Auflösung des Palästina-Kongresses in Berlin, die Absage der »Talking about (the Silencing of) Palestine«-Konferenz in Frankfurt oder die Einstufung der Jüdischen Stimme für gerechten Frieden und Palästina Spricht als extremistische Organisationen durch den Verfassungsschutz. Die Liste ließe sich endlos fortführen – und sie bleibt notwendig unvollständig.
EU diplomats confirm they won‘t yet sanction Israel on Gaza
(August 4, 2025)
Gathered online for their regular Mashreq/Maghreb Working Party and despite mounting pressure on Israel over the hunger crisis in Gaza, the 27 EU diplomats still couldn’t reach any qualified majority on a European Commission proposal to cut Israel from partial access to the EU‘s €95 billion Horizon Europe research fund.
“The situation has not changed,” one EU diplomat said, referring to a formal meeting of EU ambassadors last week which also failed to agree to the Commission’s proposal. The diplomat said the issue was now in the hands of the EU’s foreign affairs ministers, who will meet informally on 29 August.
Video shows crowds of Palestinians running towards aid trucks in Gaza
(10 hours ago)
U.N. convoys have been repeatedly overwhelmed by looters and desperate crowds in recent days, and witnesses say Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire. At least 28 Palestinians were killed overnight and into Wednesday in the Morag Corridor, an Israeli military zone in southern Gaza.
‚It‘s like Judgment Day‘: Palestinians in Gaza ‚fight‘ to collect aid
(August 5, 2025)
Israel‘s blockade and military offensive have made it nearly impossible to safely deliver aid, contributing to the territory‘s slide toward famine nearly 22 months into the war with Hamas.
(AP video by Mariam Dagga; Produced by Wafaa Shurafa).
‚Driving blind‘: Gaza truck drivers describe what it‘s like delivering aid
Aug 5, 2025 #israel #gaza
Truck drivers trying to deliver aid inside Gaza say their work has become increasingly dangerous. Crowds of hungry people routinely rip aid off the backs of moving trucks, some trucks are hijacked by armed men working for gangs who sell the aid in Gaza’s markets for exorbitant prices, and Israeli troops often shoot into the chaos.
Gaza death toll from Israeli war tops 61,100, including 193 from starvation
(August 6, 2025)
A ministry statement said that 138 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 771 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 151,442 in the Israeli onslaught.
The ministry also said that five more people died from starvation and malnutrition over the past day, pushing the death toll since October 2023 to 193, including 96 children.
Death by bombardments. Death by malnutrition and starvation. Death by lack of aid and vital services. In Gaza, an average of 28 children a day – the size of a classroom – have been killed.
(August 4, 2025)
Gaza‘s children need food, water, medicine and protection. More than anything, they need a ceasefire, NOW.
Gaza extermination: What is your last thought when you‘re starving to death?
(July 21, 2025)
I have an idea of what runs through a person’s mind as they are about to be killed in an air strike. Most people in Gaza do. We have had those thoughts so often that they are embedded in our nervous system; they will never fully leave, even decades after this genocide ends.
I also understand the type of thoughts that consume people dying due to the lack of medical care. I lived that moment with someone very close to me. I looked into their eyes as they took their final breaths. I could almost hear their thoughts.
But starvation is different. I picture someone lying on a bed, dying in total silence – a silence so powerful it can kill bones, muscles, flesh and blood. A silence stronger than the 125,000 tonnes of explosives that have been dropped on Gaza over the past 21 months. A silence that keeps borders sealed and food blocked from entry.
What do they feel, knowing that they have survived thousands of air strikes, artillery shells, field executions, epidemics and the collapse of the health system, only to die because they could not get the bare minimum calories a human needs to stay alive?
Do they feel betrayed by humanity?
PRESS RELEASE: ‘Blood aid’ and repeated mass displacement create catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Copenhagen, 5 August 2025 – A new survey of Palestinian living in Gaza by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) reveals a harrowing nightmare in Gaza, where a population exhausted by extreme hunger and multiple displacements is being systematically denied safe access to aid.
Based on protection monitoring interviews with people in Gaza from 22 May to 27 July 2025 in 25 displacement sites in Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis, Gaza City and North Gaza, the survey exposes the life-threatening consequences of the American and Israeli-backed distribution scheme and the severe psychological toll on a population with no safe haven. Key findings from the survey show a population at breaking point.
A staggering 70 precent of respondents cited extreme weakness caused by starvation as a barrier to accessing aid. The physical exhaustion is so profound that many are unable to make the long journey on foot to distribution sites or carry heavy loads even if they receive assistance.
First Person: Documenting despair and finding hope amidst the rubble of Gaza
(August 4, 2025)
It is enough to listen for a few minutes: Planes buzz incessantly overhead, and airstrikes silence everything except fear which, although invisible, fills every space between our tents and seeps into our bodies.
At night, there’s absolute darkness except for the flashes of bombing.
We sleep knowing that waking up is not guaranteed.
Today’s death toll rises to 83
At least 83 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza today, according to hospital sources cited by our colleagues on the ground. Among them are 58 aid seekers.
Gaza death toll reaches 61,020 since start of Israeli aggression in October 2023 – Medical sources
GAZA, June 26, 2025 (WAFA) – The death toll in the Gaza Strip has reached 61,020, the majority of whom were women and children, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression in October 2023. At least 150,671 others have also been injured.
This toll remains incomplete, as many victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to ambulance and rescue crews.
Medical sources confirmed that of the total casualties, 9,519 civilians have been killed and 38,630 have been injured since March 18, 2025, when the Israeli occupation resumed its aggression on the Gaza Strip after breaking the ceasefire agreement.
Gaza Toll Hits 111 in Two Days as Former Israeli Officials Call for Ceasefire
The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 21 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes since early Monday. Combined with 92 deaths recorded the previous day, the two-day toll stands at 111.
Since the launch of Israel’s military operation in October 2023, the overall death toll in Gaza has climbed to 60,839, with more than 149,000 others injured. The escalating civilian casualties have intensified international pressure for a ceasefire and renewed efforts to reach a hostage-release and aid agreement.
Gaza death toll passes 60,800 as Israel continues brutal war on Palestinians
At least 60,839 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
A ministry statement said that 119 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 866 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 149,588 in the Israeli onslaught.
Gaza starvation toll hits 180
Five more Palestinians have died from starvation in the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported on Monday, raising the official toll to 180—including 93 children—since the start of Israel’s military campaign.
Five more people have died of hunger, as Israel continues to starve Gaza
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported on Monday that at least five adults have died from hunger or malnutrition in the last 24 hours, as Israel continues to restrict aid.
This raises the total number of hunger-related deaths in the territory to 180, including 93 children, according to the ministry.