symbolic gesture or major shift? – Mondoweiss

While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s announcement on Friday, August 8 to halt arms deliveries to Israel grabbed international headlines as a shocking policy reversal, the declaration’s fine print tells a different story. What appeared to be a major shift in Germany’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza may prove largely symbolic, with crucial loopholes that allow German companies to continue to profit from the atrocities in Gaza.

The devil lies in the details that…