Berliners View on the Israel-Hamas Conflict and the Role of the International Community

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The past few days have dramatically attracted international relationships, but also the situation here in Berlin. More and more reports on Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel and the suffering of the Palestinian children are reaching people in Berlin. The western societies are disagreed with the appropriate response to the escalation of the Middle East conflict. President Joe Biden strengthens his solidarity with both Ukraine and Israel, but the New York Times contradicts the opinion that the situation is comparable in both countries.

The article emphasizes the different perspectives on the Ukraine comparison. While the Arab countries consider the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as the innocent people in Ukraine and criticize the western double morality, others call for moderation. Joe Biden was criticized because he had not managed to convince Israel to hold back and weigh up all the effects of an invasion in the Gaza Strip.

Thomas L. Friedman from the New York Times warns of the consequences of such a procedure and argues that Israel would make a serious mistake if it marched into the Gaza strip without a two -state solution and without the end of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

The situation is a challenge for Western politicians because it is difficult to position itself in a human and morally correct position, while Hamas continuously attacks Israel. It is to be hoped that the discourse will remain in the West and that the companies can discuss adequate military measures against Hamas.

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for Germany there is a special responsibility, since it plays a special role in the relationships between Europe and Israel. Solidarity with Israel is rightly a state of a state because Germany has a bloody German-Jewish history. Criticism of Israel's policy must take this context into account.

according to a report by www.berliner-zeitung.de