Authority’s diplomatic representative to Germany, Laith Arafeh, said on X: “The majority of Germans oppose arms deliveries to Israel for a good reason: Weapons only deliver death and destruction.”
On Thursday, the BSW lawmaker whose enquiry led to the release of the figures said the exports were “irresponsible.”
“By providing arms aid to Israel, the [coalition] government is aiding and abetting war crimes in Gaza and Lebanon instead of honouring the majority of the German population’s wish for an arms embargo,” Sevim Dağdelen said.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock defended the government’s exports, arguing that the deliveries are not “a contradiction, but two sides of the same coin: the right to self-defence in accordance with international humanitarian law.”
Responding to the new figures while in Paris for an international aid conference for Lebanon, Baerbock said that a distinction should be made between weapons and defence equipment.
Courtesy: Dpa
