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Germany to resume arms exports to Israel despite repeated ceasefire violations

By isabelle // 2025-11-18

• Germany will resume weapons exports to Israel starting November 24.
• The decision is tied to a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
• Germany is a key arms supplier, providing 30% of Israel's major arms imports.
• The initial suspension was partial and arms exports continued during it.
• Israeli officials have welcomed the decision to restart shipments.

In a move that signals a blatant disregard for ongoing human suffering, the German government has announced it will resume shipping weapons to Israel, effectively rearming a military whose brutal campaign in Gaza has been widely condemned. The decision, revealed on Monday, will lift a partial suspension on arms exports starting November 24, opening the floodgates for more military hardware to flow into a conflict that has already claimed tens of thousands of lives. This reversal, justified by a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire, demonstrates a shocking willingness by Western powers to prioritize geopolitical alliances over human life and moral consistency. The suspension, initially imposed in August, was a weak gesture that applied only to weapons Germany deemed usable in the Gaza Strip. Even during this so-called suspension, the flow of arms never truly stopped. Berlin continued to send what it classified as "defensive" weapons and, according to German news agency dpa, authorized fresh arms exports worth at least $2.89 million to Israel in September alone. This reveals the suspension for what it truly was: a public relations maneuver designed to placate global outrage while maintaining business as usual.

A shift in policy based on a broken ceasefire

The German government has cynically tied its decision to the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. A government spokesman stated that the ceasefire "is the basis for this decision, and we expect everyone to abide by the agreements that have been made," which includes "maintaining the ceasefire." This logic is not only naive but dangerously irresponsible. It ignores the reality that Israel has repeatedly violated ceasefire terms and that violence against Palestinians has continued despite the truce, proving the temporary calm is a thin veil for ongoing aggression. Germany’s historical guilt over the Holocaust has been manipulated into a blank check for modern-day atrocities. The policy of "Staatsraison," or reason of state, has been perverted to mean unconditional military and political support for Israel, even as its government engages in actions that many international observers and human rights groups label a genocide. By lifting the suspension, Germany is not honoring its historical responsibility; it is complicit in the creation of a new humanitarian catastrophe.

Germany is a key enabler of Israel's war machine

The statistics are damning. Germany is the second-largest arms supplier to Israel, trailing only the United States. Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows that from 2019 to 2023, the U.S. and Germany together accounted for a shocking 99% of Israel’s arms imports. Germany alone was responsible for 30% of major arms, including naval frigates and components for the Merkava tanks that have been used extensively in the assault on Gaza. This is not minor support; it is the fundamental backbone of Israel’s military capability. The enthusiastic response from Israeli officials tells you everything you need to know about who benefits from this decision. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar publicly "welcomed" the move and took to social media to urge other governments to follow Germany’s lead. This celebration by a belligerent state should be a wake-up call to the world. It confirms that these weapons are not for "defense" but for continuing a campaign of destruction that the international community has failed to stop.

A green light for more violence

By choosing to resume arms exports, Germany is sending a clear message that Palestinian lives are expendable. The decision comes even as reports confirm that Israeli military actions continue to kill Palestinians in Gaza. To supply more weapons under these conditions is to actively participate in the violence. It is a moral failure of historic proportions, where profit and political posturing are placed above the fundamental right to life. The German government claims it will now review exports on a "case-by-case basis," but this is a meaningless bureaucratic phrase designed to obscure the truth. The precedent is set, the pipeline is reopened, and the commitment to a "two-state solution" is exposed as empty rhetoric when one state is being systematically dismantled with German-made weapons. Ultimately, this decision underscores a disturbing truth about the modern world order. The very institutions and nations that preach human rights and international law are the same ones arming and funding conflicts that violate those very principles. The resumption of German arms sales to Israel is not just a policy shift; it is a testament to the corruption and moral bankruptcy that defines so much of conventional geopolitics, where the machinery of death is more valued than the preservation of life. Sources for this article include: News.Antiwar.com Reuters.com BBC.com

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