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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s statements about the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other countries like Egypt and Jordan.
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Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli canceled a planned visit to Brussels over fears of arrest, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. The office cited “concrete warnings” and guidance from security officials but did not provide specific details. Chikli was scheduled to attend an event at the European Parliament and meet with Brussels’ zionist lobby.
Belgian authorities reportedly informed Israel that Chikli would not enjoy diplomatic immunity, as his visit was not an official state trip. Security sources told Israeli media that the National Security Headquarters warned of attempts to arrest Chikli, though no direct threat was identified.
The incident follows the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November. The ICC warrant cited crimes against humanity and war crimes committed between October 8, 2023, and May 20, 2024. Several countries, including France and Hungary, have stated they would not enforce the warrants, while others, like Germany and Norway, indicated they would comply.
Although several western countries announced that they would not comply with the ICC warrant, dozens of rights groups and activists have been filing lawsuits against Israeli officials and soldiers, resulting in many if them canceling their trips according to the Quds News Network.
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Billionaire Elon Musk, in a conversation with Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, called for treating Gaza after the Israeli genocide the same way Japan and Germany were treated after World War II.
He stated that many steps should be taken to “protect Israel,” one of which is to fix the education system in Gaza so that Palestinian children will be normalized with the Israeli occupation.
Musk emphasized rebuilding Gaza after the war, just like the United States did with Germany and Japan after they were defeated in World War II, which turned them into allies.
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Germany has condemned Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remarks calling for the destruction of Palestinian cities like Jenin and Nablus in the West Bank, comparing them to the devastation of Jabalia in northern Gaza. Smotrich’s exact words were, “Funduq, Nablus, and Jenin must look like Jabalia,” sparking fears of further killings, forced displacement, and the erasure of Palestinian existence.
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According to Al Jazeera, thirteen staff members and freelancers at Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle have stated that the network is fostering a climate of fear among journalists covering Israeli occupation aggression in Gaza.
The network’s staff confirmed that they overheard colleagues making Islamophobic and dehumanizing remarks about Palestinians. They also pointed out that a separate style guide for reporting on Israel and the Palestinian territories prohibits the use of the term “Palestine,” claiming that “Palestine has not yet achieved statehood.”
Marking the first anniversary of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the style guide directed staff: “The focus should be on the terrorist attack on Israel, but stories dealing with the war in Gaza can also be published on this day.”
