Germany's upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, has introduced a bill seeking to ban the questioning of Israel's right to exist. It is now up to the lower house to decide whether to turn it into law.

Germany’s upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, has introduced a bill seeking to ban the questioning of Israel’s right to exist. It is now up to the lower house to decide whether to turn it into law.

  • timestatic@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Honestly the world doesn’t really need any individual state but proper protection and circumstances for the people. And the state of Israel isn’t a direct and proper representation for all Jewish people. Might as well pass this law for all countries and Palestine as well. I don’t think Israel should cease to exist, I think they need a sharp change in government and to stop all unlawful settlements and human right infringements. Otherwise they will never make peace with their neighbors. But think of the people at hand okay.

    In actual terms the historical debt of germany has been misunderstood by center-right politicians. Our debt from the Nazi regime is clearly towards jewish life, deeply so. Yet even more human dignity and humanitarian law are the core of the belief. They should stand in the center so its an awful excuse to use to ignore Israels wrong-doings.

    All-in all the law looks like a nothingburger tho:

    He described the draft legislation as “very deliberately drafted in narrowly defined terms.” The aim, he said, was to address “calls glorifying violence” aimed at Israel’s destruction.

    Calls for violence are already illegal, i haven’t read the proposal tho

    • fif-t@fedia.io
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      2 days ago

      I think it’s good Nazi Germany has ceased to exist.

      I want the equivalent for Israel, except there has never been a truly democratic, non-colonist, non-apartheid, non-genocidal Israel for it to revert to. Israel cannot exist with what you’re asking/hoping for. It’s utterly incompatible.