She corrected her action herself: Climate icon Greta Thunberg (18) had tagged messages from a woman boycotting Israel with the hashtag “GazaUnderAttack” (Gaza under attack) on Twitter. This without mentioning people in Israel who live in the deadly hail of Hamas rockets.
That sparked a storm of indignation. Shortly afterwards, Greta wrote on Twitter that she wanted to be “very clear”: she was “neither ‘against’ Israel nor Palestine. I am against any form of violence or oppression by anyone or any part. ” It is “devastating to follow developments in Israel and Palestine”.
Targeted blow from Israel
While the number of victims in the Middle East conflict between Israel and Palestine is rising, a war of words is raging on the Internet. Scenes like this – the apparently controlled demolition of a 14-story apartment building in Gaza – stir up emotions on both sides.
The building was the largest and tallest in the Gaza Strip. As reported by the Reuters news agency, residents were warned an hour before the air strike to evacuate the building. It is said to have contained offices of members of the Hamas Politburo and spokesmen for the Islamist Palestinian organization.
A user commented on Twitter that this was “a reaction to 500 rockets that were fired from Palestine on Israel. It has been said over and over that if the Arabs lay down their arms there will be peace. If Israel lays down its arms, there will be slaughter. “
Since this is the era of the Internet, Hetzer jump on the escalation with fake news. Numerous users report that Israeli fighter planes are using “white phosphorus bombs”, napalm. In addition, there are terrible pictures of victims on the Internet.
Trump also speaks out
On Tuesday afternoon, the former US President Donald Trump (74) issued a statement that America “will always strongly support Israel’s right to defend itself”. He criticized President Joe Biden (78). Democratic presidents like Biden, according to Trump, are too “soft” towards opponents who threaten Israel. “Under Biden, the world becomes more violent and unstable,” writes Trump, “because Biden’s weakness and lack of support for Israel lead to new attacks on our allies.”
As the “Bild” reports, there were anti-Semitic attacks in Germany on Wednesday night. Groups burned the Israeli flag in Bonn and Münster. There were numerous arrests while the police were securing the Bonn synagogue. (kes)