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German President Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan

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February 5, 2025

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier strongly criticized US President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his plan to “take over” Gaza and permanently resettle its Palestinian population in other countries.

“A solution that disregards or even violates international law is unacceptable,” Steinmeier said during his visit to Ankara. He expressed his doubt about the potential success of such talks between Trump administration and Arab states.

Following high-level meetings in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, Steinmeier emphasized widespread regional opposition to the proposed plan. Speaking to German media before meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Steinmeier said he encountered “only disappointment, many concerns, and in some cases real outrage” about Trump’s plan.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed scepticism about US President Donald Trump's plans to resettle Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip in remarks during a visit to Jordan.https://t.co/aD1WQjaUMi
— dpa news agency (@dpa_intl) February 5, 2025

The German president stressed that any viable solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict must ensure both “security for Israel and self-determination for Palestinians.”

“This is a difficult and possibly longer path,” Steinmeier acknowledged. “But I fear arbitrary shortcuts from this path — especially those disregarding international law and its rules — will not lead to the goal.”

His remarks follow Trump’s declaration that the “US will take over the Gaza Strip” during a news conference Tuesday evening alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump said the Gazan population should be moved to countries like Jordan and Egypt, with the US turning the land into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”

The proposal drew sharp condemnation from Palestine and was flatly rejected by numerous countries, including China, Russia, Türkiye, Spain, France, Saudi Arabia and Egypt according to Anadolu.

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Poland Tinkers The With Law For Netanyahu

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January 10, 2025

Poland has adopted a resolution promising that senior Israeli officials–including Netanyahu–can freely travel to Poland for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp later this month.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued in November arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence chief, Yoav Gallant, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

The war crimes include using “starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.”

Blogger Igor Dobrowolski. writes:

“Polish history is being rewritten. In the 20st century my country fought against fascists but in the 21st century it supports fascists!!!!!!”

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Israeli Soldiers Celebrate Israeli Genocide

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January 1, 2025

On the rubble of homes in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, where residents were displaced by the Israeli army, Israeli forces are celebrating the New Year 2025 amidst ongoing destruction.

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Ghost Town: 70% of Jabalia Homes Reduced to Rubble

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December 22, 2024

Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza has become a “ghost town” due to Israel’s relentless attacks, with 70 percent of the camp’s buildings completely destroyed, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

Haaretz, which briefly had access to the camp in besieged northern Gaza, said in a report on Sunday that the number is an estimate by the Israeli army.

None of the army’s other operations in Lebanon and other parts of Gaza “can compare, in the scale of the destruction, to what has happened over the last two and a half months” in the camps.

“As far as the eye can see lie miles and miles of destroyed homes. It’s hard to look away from the devastated remains of Jabalia’s refugee camp in northern Gaza,” Amos Harel, a military affairs analyst, wrote in Haaretz.

“I could see that even the few buildings that are still standing were badly damaged,” Harel said.

“The IDF (army) operated here twice before, in December 2023 and May 2024. But this time, the camp was taken apart,” Amos said.

“Jabalia has become a ghost town. Outside, you mainly see pack after pack of stray dogs roaming around and hunting for scraps of food.”

According to the army’s data, quoted by Haaretz, some 96,000 Palestinian civilians were forcibly displaced from the densely populated camp during the military’s operation.

Haaretz added, citing the army, that more than 2,000 Palestinians have been killed and roughly 1,500 have been arrested in the camp over the same period.

The army claims most of the people killed in the camp were armed, the report also said according to the Quds News Network.

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$250 Million: EU Spikes Israeli Research Funding

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December 19, 2024

The European Union has provided over $250 million in research funding to Israeli institutions since 7 October, 2024, despite mounting criticism over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, reported Al Jazeera. Some of these funds have gone to organizations linked to Israel’s military industry.

On the day Israel launched its assault on Gaza, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen voiced strong support for Israel. “Israel has a right to defend itself,” she said in a statement, reiterating the EU’s alignment with Israel.

Since then, Israel has faced genocide accusations at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and indictments against its leaders at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Yet, the EU continues to fund Israeli institutions under its Horizon research and innovation programme.

Funding Military-Linked Organizations

Data analyzed by Al Jazeera shows that the EU awarded Israeli institutions over €238 million ($250 million) in research grants since the Gaza genocide began. Among the recipients was Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a defense manufacturer, which received €640,000 ($674,000).

A picture from Gaza and the kind of madness its 2.1m residents are exposed to. It was a very tough night.

You can see white phosphorous bombs here. They burn in the air and incinerate bodies on contact. People literally die inhaling them. pic.twitter.com/BkhS48ddiF
— Malaka (@MalakaShwaikh) October 11, 2023

Though Horizon guidelines require funded projects to be exclusively for civil purposes, many technologies developed with EU support have dual-use applications—both civil and military.

More than 2,000 European academics and 45 organizations petitioned the EU to suspend funding to Israeli institutions, accusing the Horizon programme of advancing Israel’s military technologies.

“These funding schemes directly support Israeli military capabilities,” the petition stated. It highlighted the role of EU-backed research in Israel’s actions in Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed.

Dual-Use Technologies in Focus

Many Horizon projects in Israel focus on dual-use technologies. For instance, IAI developed drone mapping tools with EU funds for “emergency response.” Critics argue such tools can easily serve military purposes.

Elbit Systems, another defense company, received over €10 million ($11.2 million) under earlier Horizon frameworks. The company has strong ties to Israel’s Ministry of Defence.

A large portion of Horizon funds goes to Israeli universities. Scholars like Maya Wind argue these institutions are deeply embedded in Israel’s military industry.

“Israeli universities are pillars of the military-industrial complex,” Wind said. Institutions like the Technion and Weizmann Institute have spearheaded defense technology development for decades according to the Quds News Network.