Meanwhile, his government has again granted the transfer of munitions to Israel special exemption from scrutiny. But the real surprise in Germany is not the AfD, it is the response of the centre-left Greens to the conflict in Gaza. The Greens have been in the vanguard of a campaign to discredit, intimidate and even deport pro-Palestinian voices in Germany. Western governments and largely Western human rights organisations used to highlight these atrocities if only to score points against its old enemies. That piety didn’t survive the sight of the West helping Israel kill Gaza’s women and children with 2000 lb, Made in the USA, bombs.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2023 03:15 UTC