▲ 88 ▼ Germany, which committed genocide in Namibia, blasted for defending Israel by African nation - UPI.com (www.upi.com) submitted 2 years ago by roastedDeflator@kbin.social to c/europe@feddit.de 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments archive link Namibian President Hage G. Geingob blasted Germany on Saturday for defending Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, pointing to the genocide Germany itself perpetrated on Namibians in the early 1900s.
[+] roastedDeflator@kbin.social [S] -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jaccident@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Just to be clear, asking people to confirm they agree to Israel’s right to exist is not the same as pledging loyalty. I don’t know if it’s a translation error or a deliberate attempt to make the point seem worse. It’s radical to me that someone things tying people’s naturalisation to a foreign policy position is a good idea, is seems a pretty shitty one, but they aren’t asking for a blood oath. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jaccident@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Just to be clear, asking people to confirm they agree to Israel’s right to exist is not the same as pledging loyalty. I don’t know if it’s a translation error or a deliberate attempt to make the point seem worse. It’s radical to me that someone things tying people’s naturalisation to a foreign policy position is a good idea, is seems a pretty shitty one, but they aren’t asking for a blood oath. permalink fedilink source parent