European nations split after Israeli PM is made subject of ICC warrant over alleged war crimes
  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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    21 hours ago

    because of its Nazi history

    Yes, supporting genocidal criminals would indeed seem to coincide with Nazi history

    • Ephera@lemmy.ml
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      15 hours ago

      The article is misleading. The official statement is that, because of our Nazi past, we have a special relationship with both the international Court of Justice and with Israel, so we're just not going to formulate a decision until Netanyahu actually plans to visit Germany. In effect, this means that Netanyahu cannot visit Germany, because there is a non-zero chance of him getting arrested.

      In a press conference, when repeatedly asked to clarify this statement, the speaker explained why this statement is so neutral once more and then said "I could get carried away, saying I find it hard to imagine that arrests might be carried out in Germany on this basis".

      So, it's formulated as:

      • his opinion
      • that he's explicitly saying, he's not actually saying it,
      • and after repeatedly pointing out that the official position is not that.