Germany to give Holocaust survivors $236 payout to help them cope with October 7 attacks | CNN
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Germany is providing a one-time payment of $236 (€220) to each of Israel’s 113,000 Holocaust survivors to help them cope with the impacts of the October 7 attack by Hamas and its aftermath.
    • Pronell@lemmy.worldEnglish
      146·
      6 months ago

      It’s simple.

      The perfect and unattainable solution is the preferred one, despite nobody even being able to agree on what it is, let alone acknowledge that it’s impossible.

      But it’s still the perfect solution, so anything else is admitting fault, failure, and trying to move forward in reality.

      And nobody wants to acknowledge that they live in reality.

  • x1gma@lemmy.worldEnglish
    499·
    6 months ago

    The Hamas-led murderous rampage into southern Israel was the deadliest terror attack in Israel’s history, killing at least 1,200 people and abducting more than 250 others. Israeli attacks on Gaza have since killed at least 33,634 Palestinians and injured another 76,214 people, according to the Ministry of Health there.

    Jesus fuck, Germany is paying symbolic money to roughly as many genocide survivors in Israel as people have been murdered and injured by Israel committing genocide.

    The current German government is an absolute fucking joke, and they are doing everything to actually show it.

      • alyth@lemmy.worldEnglish
        182·
        6 months ago

        No, I’m implying that Germany’s real intention is not to help holocaust survivors, but to keep up good relations with Israel’s government.

        • newnton@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          13·
          6 months ago

          Then why wouldn’t they lower the amount they’re charging Israel or increase the amount of aid given without cost, that would be way more effective to improve relations with the Israeli government?

          • x1gma@lemmy.worldEnglish
            81·
            6 months ago

            Because lowering the amount they’re charging or increasing the amount of aid will cost more than measly 25 million and doesn’t make such good headlines.

  • Beemo Dinosaurierfuß@feddit.deEnglish
    349·
    6 months ago

    I know it’s trendy to shit on Germany rn (and Isreal obviously and for good reason), but 90 year old holocaust survivors surely aren’t the ones commiting genocide.
    And they very well might have had to relive a trauma that Germany rightfully feels a responsibility for.

    So what is the problem with giving those old folks that really had to endure some of the worst things anyone ever had to endure a symbolic sum to show them that they are not forgotten?

    This is in no way defending Germanys support of Israel, while it is committing cruel war crimes.
    But let’s be real here, is this gesture really that outrageous to you?

    • homura1650@lemm.eeEnglish
      192·
      6 months ago

      The question is, what symbolism do people draw from this gesture. The symbolism I see is viewing the current conflict through the lense of 80 years ago. And, in my view, the pervasive of that 80 year old lense to this conflict is the central problem to solving it.

      If Germany wants to pay symbolic reparations for the Holocaust, fine. But don’t tie it to something that has nothing to do with the Holocaust.

    • orrk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      6 months ago

      my problem is that for some reason we allow groups to distribute these funds who have a long history of shafting the actual holocaust survivors, instead funelling money towards their board of directors and settler projects