German Government Opposes Taking in Sick Children From Gaza
- The German government opposes a proposal from several cities to accept injured children from the Gaza Strip, citing feasibility concerns.
- Germany has expressed its opposition to Israel's E1 settlement plan, which involves confiscating nearly 3,000 acres of Palestinian land for new settlements.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Serap Güler emphasized that helping the people in the region directly is more important, rather than making political points with their suffering.
- Critics have raised concerns about a double standard in Germany's humanitarian policy, contrasting its swift acceptance of Ukrainian refugees with its refusal to take in children from Gaza.
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German government opposes taking in sick children from Gaza
‘This idea is nice for the election campaign or to score points, but it doesn't help the people themselves,' Deputy Foreign Minister Serap Guler says, rejecting proposal by several German cities - Anadolu Ajansı
After Düsseldorf and Bonn, Bochum and Mönchengladbach also support the initiative to welcome vulnerable children from Gaza and Israel. The majority of North Rhine-Westphalian cities are reluctant and the debate is getting worse at federal level.
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