{"id":2251276,"date":"2024-05-23T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T17:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-returns-to-its-anti-semitic-past-threatens-to-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T13:48:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T17:48:25","slug":"germany-returns-to-its-anti-semitic-past-threatens-to-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-returns-to-its-anti-semitic-past-threatens-to-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Germany Reverting to Anti-Semitism? Contemplates Arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgermany-returns-to-its-anti-semitic-past-threatens-to-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2251276&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The international\u200d response to Israel&#8217;s conflict with Hamas, especially Germany&#8217;s plan to arrest Israeli PM \u2064Benjamin Netanyahu for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-move-to-cut-us-taxpayer-funding-for-anti-semitic-hamas-tied-un-agency\/\" title=\"Senators aim to reduce US taxpayer funding for UN agency linked to Hamas and anti-Semitism\">alleged war\u200d crimes<\/a>, has sparked controversy. This move, in conjunction with the\u200c ICC&#8217;s\u200d warrants against both Israeli and Hamas leaders, raises concerns \u2064about the approach and historical context of Germany&#8217;s actions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The global reaction to Israel&#8217;s clash with Hamas, notably Germany&#8217;s intention to detain Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over suspected war crimes, has triggered debate. With the ICC also issuing warrants \u200bagainst Israeli and Hamas \u200cfigures, questions\u200b arise about the method and \u2064historical backdrop of Germany&#8217;s involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 23, 2024 at 10:06am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The international response to Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">ongoing war<\/a> with Hamas is at best unhelpful and at worst supportive of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-802275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a> reported that Germany will arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allegations of war crimes by the International Criminal Court.<\/p>\n<p>Steffen Hebestreit, a spokesman for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, said Germany would \u201cabide by the law\u201d in this decision to execute an arrest order.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13450685\/germany-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu-icc-war-crimes-isreal-gaza.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported Thursday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disturbing-satan-summoning-medieval-curse-tablet-unearthed-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany<\/a> was joined by British prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, who said Monday he is pursuing warrants for not only Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, but also three Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, who planned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-idf-finds-bodies-three-hostages-october-7th-attacks-one-family-responds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oct. 7 attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Ambassador to Berlin Ron Prosor took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X to vent his frustration with the news, condemning the equation of Hamas actions on Oct. 7 with Israel\u2019s response.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is outrageous! The German \u2018Staatsr\u00e4son\u2019 is now being put to the test\u2014no ifs or buts. This contrasts with the weak statements we hear from some institutions and political actors. The public statement that Israel has the right to self-defense loses credibility if our hands are\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/otONmN1ck5\">https:\/\/t.co\/otONmN1ck5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ambassador Ron Prosor (@Ron_Prosor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ron_Prosor\/status\/1792881758481826157?\">May 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cStaatsr\u00e4son is the German word that refers to Germany\u2019s pledge to ensure Israel\u2019s security is part of its national security and interests,\u201d the Jerusalem Post reported.\u00a0 The term was used in remarks by Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2008 to Israel\u2019s Knesset, declaring that \u201cIsrael is part of Germany\u2019s raison d\u2019etre\u2014or state of being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netanyahu-refuses-blink-bidens-weapons-threat-will-stand-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netanyahu<\/a> vented his anger with the ICC for \u201cdaring to compare\u201d Israel with \u201cmass murderers\u201d like Hamas, saying their actions were a \u201cdistortion of reality.\u201d He accused Khan of \u201ccallously pouring gasoline on the fires of antisemitism that are raging across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should Germany threaten to arrest the Israeli PM?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Khan said Monday his warrants against Hamas include charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for \u201c\u2018extermination, murder, taking of hostages, rape and sexual assault in detention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These warrants are specifically for Sinwar, Muhammad Deif, who is leader of the Hamas military, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graphic-new-video-hamas-terrorists-taunting-young-israeli-girls-threat-rape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a> political leader Ismail Haniyeh.<\/p>\n<p>Khan said his warrant against Netanyahu and Gallant are for \u201ccrimes of causing extermination, causing starvation as a method of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-spy-chief-warns-of-putin-seeing-advantage-in-long-ukraine-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden Spy Chief Warns Of Putin Seeing Advantage In Long Ukraine Conflict\">war including<\/a> the denial of humanitarian relief supplies, deliberately targeting civilians in conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Germany is a less-than-ideal candidate to countenance the ICC\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>A history of persecuting the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/medical-examiner-finds-telling-wound-dead-jewish-man-anti-israel-california-professor-charged-manslaughter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Jewish<\/a> people in the form of Hitler\u2019s Third Reich doesn\u2019t bode well for a modern German government in just trying to \u201cabide by the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further, the ICC\u2019s decision and any international support for it diminishes the status of a democratically elected government, Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Khan\u2019s warrants smack of a paternal attitude, in which the ICC sees itself as the adult in the room while Israel and Hamas want to destroy one another.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has been lumped in with Hamas, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbis-wanted-found-border-arrested-terrorism-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorist<\/a> organization, while Khan seeks warrants against representatives on both sides of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>So Germany supports Israel defending itself, but it will support the ICC in charges against Israel when it defends itself?<\/p>\n<p>Prosor makes a solid argument. The ICC\u2019s decision sets a precedent, and Germany is only making matters worse. Germany\u2019s recent actions appear to totally contradict the country\u2019s past commitment to Israel\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n<p>The ICC should take a step back by realizing its efforts destroy any nuance that may be growing in the minds of less than politically conscious onlookers.<\/p>\n<p>If Germany followed suit initially, hopefully they\u2019ll do the same.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. The 2024 election is the single most important election of our lifetime. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We here at The Western Journal are committed to covering it in a way the establishment media simply will not: We will tell the truth, and they will lie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech and the elites don\u2019t want the truth out. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45824\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45824\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45824\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45824\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by Samuel Short on May 23, 2024, at 10:06 am, concerns rise over the international stance on Israel&#8217;s conflict with Hamas. Reports from The Jerusalem Post suggest Germany may detain Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes indicted by the International Criminal Court. 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