This article first appeared in Eagle Rising.
This week, the German foreign minister is visiting Israel in observance of Israel’s observance of the Holocaust. It is entirely proper that he do so for obvious reasons. Ever since the creation of Israel, Germany has had a “special relationship” with the Jewish state, both during the West German Bundesrepublik era and since reunification.
This week, the German foreign minister is visiting Israel in observance of Israel’s observance of the Holocaust. It is entirely proper that he do so for obvious reasons. Ever since the creation of Israel, Germany has had a “special relationship” with the Jewish state, both during the West German Bundesrepublik era and since reunification.
Unfortunately, however, Germany’s current foreign minister,
Sigmar Gabriel, doesn’t understand this relationship. When he announced
his intention to meet with Israeli opposition groups who are aligned with those
seeking to destroy the Jewish state, Prime Minister Netanyahu decided to cancel
his scheduled meeting with Gabriel. The response of the German foreign minister
was that it was no catastrophe. He added that it was perfectly normal to meet
with opposition groups when visiting a foreign country.
Maybe for the foreign minister of Bolivia when visiting
Israel, but not the foreign minister of Germany.
Of course, Germany is hardly the only European country that
has strained relations with Israel-thanks to Europe’s cowardly bowing to
Palestinian/Arab/Muslim interests. Sweden is probably the worst with more NGOs
opposing Israel than any other European country. But Sweden doesn’t share
Germany’s history other than sitting out World War II and allowing the German
military to transit their country to supply occupied Norway. Germany generally
understands its history and acts accordingly. In this case, however, Gabriel
has caused a diplomatic incident by placing more importance on meeting with
pro-Palestinian Israelis than the Israeli prime minister and making a careless
statement to defend it.
Mr. Gabriel would be well advised to worry more about the
mess in his own country thanks to Angela Merkel’s welcome mat for over one
million migrants, refugees, and fortune seekers of whom a large percentage are
criminals, rapists, murderers and jihadists. Merkel has brought her country
and, indeed, Europe to the brink of collapse by this insane immigration policy,
which ironically, is driving the remaining Jews out of the continent for fear
of another Holocaust.
I say all this as one who spent three years in Germany, has
returned several times, and loves the country. It pains me to see what is
happening to Germany and the rest of Europe. But I also support Israel, and in
this case, Gabriel’s actions and words have been careless to put it politely.
He was there to observe the Holocaust-not to offend his hosts and give
legitimacy to those who wish to destroy the Jewish state.
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