Germany's Role in Supporting Israel's Policies

Middle Eastern outlets focus on the human cost of US-Israeli strikes in Iran and argue that Western backing, including from Germany, enables Israel’s military actions. Germany is described as a long-term supplier of advanced weapons and political cover that strengthen Israel’s air power, even if Berlin has stayed out of the current bombing. Commentators in the region question whether Germany’s historical responsibility toward Jews is now being used to justify support for Israeli operations that Iran and others say are killing civilians.

• •Iranian officials accuse the United States and Israel of deliberately targeting civilians in their strikes on Iran.
• •Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has hit targets in Israel, Jordan, and Gulf states in response to US-Israel attacks.
• •Germany has refused to join the current US-Israel strikes but continues to arm and politically support Israel.
• •Decades of Western, especially US and German, backing have helped build Israel’s powerful air force now used against Iran and Hezbollah.
• •Regional commentators argue that Germany’s stance makes it an enabler of Israeli military operations that destabilize the wider Middle East.