The German government has been a major supporter of Israel during its genocidal campaign in Gaza and has approved over $139 million in military aid over the past year despite growing allegations of committing crimes against humanity throughout the conflict.
Germany’s governing coalition under chancellor Olaf Scholz has crumbled after Scholz fired finance minister Christian Lindner amid disputes over how to rescue the country’s economy, on which much of Europe’s productivity depends.
U.S. chip maker Wolfspeed has suspended plans to build a €3-billion, cutting-edge semiconductor factory in Germany, damaging chancellor Olaf Scholz’s plan to transform the country into a high-tech hotbed as its flagship auto industry continues to decline.
No surprise to Trends Journal subscribers. As forecast, Germany’s economy will contract 0.2 percent this year, officials now say, revising their earlier forecast of 0.3 percent overall growth. The economy shrank 0.3 percent in 2023.
The German government last week began enforcing a law that requires all new German citizens to declare that Israel has a right to exist.
Germany announced last week that it will provide Ukraine with €500 million weapons, which is part of the previously announced support budget for Kyiv.
A newly released poll found that 82 percent of Germans are unhappy with their governing coalition headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to an ARD-DeutschlandTrend poll.