🇩🇪 German Chancellor Merz broke down in tears on national TV yesterday at the opening of a synagogue in Munich, declaring: “We are experiencing a new wave of antisemitism in our country. I declare war on all forms of old and new antisemitism in Germany on behalf of the entire federal government of the Federal Republic of Germany. We can't allow this.” Between 2019 and 2025, Germany was the second-largest arms supplier to Israel after the United States, providing naval equipment, armored vehicles, and weapons. In April 2024, Nicaragua filed a case against Germany at the ICJ, alleging that by providing political, financial, and military support to Israel, Germany is facilitating and failing to prevent genocide against Palestinians. Jewish-Australian journalist @antloewenstein’s new Al Jazeera documentary explores this psychotic relationship with Israel, born of “profound anti-Palestinian racism” and “historical amnesia.” He explores how Germany’s vow of “never again” has been weaponized to shield Israel from accountability and silence criticism — even as Gaza is systematically starved and erased.

🎥 In the new documentary “Germany’s Israel Obsession,” journalist and author Antony Loewenstein explores how Germany’s memory of the Holocaust has turned into unconditional support for Israel – and the silencing of Palestinians and their allies. Produced with Al Jazeera English, the film shows how speech, protest, and solidarity are systematically criminalized under the banner of “reason of state.” In this clip, @antloewenstein visits a Berlin neighborhood that has become the center of pro-Palestinian activism.

WATCH | Episode 2 of The Palestine Laboratory follows journalist Antony Loewenstein to India, where he investigates how surveillance and military technology developed by Israel and tested on Palestinians is marketed abroad. He finds that a thriving arms trade is fostering close ties between the two nations. (Link to the full episode and @antloewenstein’s podcast series with Drop Site are below)

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is an Israeli weapons company that develops a range of missiles, including the Spike Firefly munitions, engineered for “precision strikes” in “urban environments.” In Gaza, such missiles were used to target civilian sites like schools and bakeries housing displaced Palestinian families, causing massive harm to women and children. You’ll never guess how Rafael Systems markets these missiles abroad—“Indigenous air systems.” (More in the linked post👇🏼)