2024-01-14 13:22:02
Namibia criticized Germany’s “shocking” support for Israel, in the face of the lawsuit filed by South Africa once morest it before the International Court of Justice, on charges of committing genocide once morest the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
A statement issued by the office of Namibian President Häke Kienkoop denounced what it called “the genocidal intent of the racist Israeli state once morest innocent civilians in Gaza,” and cited Germany’s colonial history in the African country.
“On Namibian soil, Germany committed the first genocide of the twentieth century in 1904 and 1908, in which tens of thousands of innocent Namibians were killed in extremely inhuman and brutal conditions,” the statement read.
He added: “In light of Germany’s inability to draw lessons from its horrific history, President Hake Kienkoop expresses his deep concern over Germany’s shocking decision, in which it rejected the moral indictment submitted by South Africa before the International Court of Justice once morest Israel.”
The statement continued that Germany, by choosing to side with the Israeli government, ignored the findings of the United Nations regarding the killing and displacement of civilians in Gaza.
The statement concluded by “urging the German government to reconsider its decision to support Israel before the International Court of Justice.”
In a statement issued following the second day of hearings at the International Court of Justice, a German government spokesman said Berlin “explicitly rejects” allegations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
He added that Germany recognizes the differing views in the international community regarding the Israeli military operation in Gaza, but said that “the German government decisively and explicitly rejects the accusations of genocide brought once morest Israel before the International Court of Justice.”
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