Drop Site News and Der Stern report in “Exclusive: Germany Coordinated ICJ Testimony on Arms Exports With Israel” that: “As Germany faces accusations of ‘complicity in genocide’ at the International Court of Justice, documents from its own defense ministry suggest Berlin may have provided incomplete testimony.”
The German foreign minister at the time was Annalena Baerbock, though she is not named directly in the report. She is now the president of the UN General Assembly.
The DSN report continues: “Germany, one of Israel’s staunchest allies and its second-largest arms exporter after the United States, came before the UN’s top court after Nicaragua brought a case accusing Berlin of complicity in the Gaza genocide over its delivery of weapons and other military equipment to Israel. Germany declared that no weapons of war from the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) had been delivered to Israel in 2023. The official documents, which were produced through a lawsuit that invoked the right to information under German press law, raise questions about the completeness of these statements to the ICJ.”
TORSTEN MENGE, [email protected], @torte81
Menge is currently assistant professor in residence at Northwestern University in Qatar, where he teaches philosophy. He was born in Germany.
He posted today: “Journalists should ask Annalena Baerbock if German diplomats — under her leadership as foreign minister — lied to the ICJ about Germany’s active military support at Israel’s request. A @DropSiteNews report suggests as as much.”
Menge was featured on the IPA news release “New President of the UNGA Has Openly Backed Israel’s Genocide.”
Baerbock posted on Thursday: “Today, the #ICJ presents its annual report to the General Assembly. At a time when international law is under immense strain and we are witnessing blatant violations of its fundamental rules, we need Member States to fight beside the Court for international justice and to hold to account those who violate it.”