Almost seven weeks have passed since Hamas massacred 1,200 Israelis in a horrific attack that led Israel to launch a war in Gaza. Within days, the German government's position became one of strong support for all aspects of Israel's military response, a position informed by convictions about anti-Semitism, lessons of German history, the current political situation in Germany, and the history of Israel and the Palestinian territories.
I completely agree with the government's concern abo...
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Michael Meyer-Resende is the executive director of Democracy Reporting International, a non-partisan NGO in Berlin that supports political participation. He writes here in a personal capacity.