Originally posted by Cabby44
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"Just one example: Here in Germany to critisize Israel and their political crimes have been a long time a taboo. "
And i'd suggest Germany keep it a "taboo". ...
In any case, no Jew ANYWHERE gives a flying-f**k what Germany's opinion is of the situation in the Middle East, comprende Comrade??
Cabby
Its absolutely not important what they think about germans.
The important thing for Germany is, that after decades of a blind policy according Israel, the german public point of view about Israel has now changed in an extreme short time.
So Sharon was able to destroy an ivory tower which was built during decades in few months.
And that is - for me as a german - the important thing of the whole developments.
Now - after this dam has broken - there are many open discussions in public but also in private or on the work toward this topic. The people now get the informations they never got before.
Last week one of my patients who is a teacher on high school, told me, that he had brought the israeli suppression policy as topic for his school classes. This also wouldnt have been possible in a german school before.
To make it clear: There is no hate for the israelians as a collective but a clear disdain for Sharons stupid policy.
There is also no blind support for all palestinians - every normal german as every normal human disdains not only the israeli crimes but als the ones done by palestinians.
But now both sides are now seen in a way it hasnt been before. And because of the actual power coinstellation Israel is seen as the aggressor - so the hope of the Central-Council of Jews in Germany that many Germans would join their contructed pro-Israel-demonstration in Frankfurt resulted in a desaster when only 2000 came.
This all have not been possible in this dimension before Sharon.
So - from a special point of view - the war-criminal Sharon had really helped Germany to make some very good changes in its inner structure.