Ex-German Vice Chancellor Habeck Cites Evidence of Gaza War Crimes
“I think there is plenty of evidence that war crimes were committed in Gaza,” Habeck told a public broadcaster.
Habeck, a Green politician who served as vice chancellor from 2021 to 2025, also addressed the limits of public debate on Israel. Regarding antisemitism, he said: while “every form of antisemitism must be named and fought, this should not lead to a ban on speaking out or to an unspoken rule that one must not criticize Israel and the Netanyahu government,” he added.
He tied the growth of antisemitism to Israel's conduct in the war. “The reason antisemitism is so prevalent on the left right now is because of Israel's actions and the war crimes it has committed in Gaza!”
Habeck insisted Israel was “not” a peaceful country. “People think that because the Jews were victims after World War II and all the pogroms that followed, the state of Israel is a peaceful one. But it isn’t! Israel is a well-armed, combative, and—in that sense—also aggressive state toward the outside world,” said Habeck.
He said there is a step that goes even further. “And this step has gone much too far in many places in Gaza.” He added that many people in Israel would like “the German government to articulate the crimes or the criticism of Israel’s government more clearly and explicitly.”
Since October 2023, the Israeli offensive has killed more than 73,000 people and wounded over 174,000, with destruction affecting about 90% of Gaza's civilian infrastructure.
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