NO WEAPONS FOR GENOCIDE: Support our new legal battle against Germany’s arms exports to Israel
On April 5, 2024, Berlin lawyers are taking legal action against the German government to stop the approval of weapons exports to Israel. We need the community to come together to collectively support this fundamental case for the movement.
The urgent appeal is being filed by Palestinians in Gaza who are demanding an immediate halt to the supply of weapons used by Israel for the past six months in the genocide it’s been perpetrating in Gaza.
This is a huge step in 1) holding Germany accountable for its complicity in funding and arming genocide and 2) pursuing the long overdue arms embargo against Israel.
Without Western weapons, Israel is powerless!
In 2023, the German government issued arms exports licenses to Israel worth 326.5 million euros, the majority of which were approved after October 7, 2023, a tenfold increase compared to 2022. The German government is currently supporting the Israeli army by approving the supply of 3,000 portable anti-tank weapons, 500,000 rounds of ammunition for machine guns, submachine guns or other fully or semi-automatic firearms, as well as other military equipment, while in early 2024 Germany was preparing the authorisation of 10,000 rounds of 120mm tank ammunition.
You can read more about Germany’s deadly deals with Israel in this comprehensive report recently published by Forensis, Forensic Architecture’s Berlin-based affiliate, that brings together governmental records with data from monitoring groups and other initiatives and provides significant insights on past, current and potential future arms exports from Germany to Israel.
Germany has Palestinian blood on its hands – our refusal is loud and we are fighting back
On February 23, 2024, Palestinians filed criminal charges against members of the German government for aiding genocide in Gaza. Our new legal action demanding the halt of weapons exports altogether is the logical follow-up.
We’re saying – loud and clear – that the time for Germany’s enabling of genocide in Gaza is over. It is up to us, the people, to hold our governments accountable and refuse complacency until our demands are met.
We cannot do it alone
Unfortunately, using legal avenues implicates huge financial costs on the solidarity movement – legal fees are infamously sky high, which is why we need you. The fees of our urgent application currently stand at around 10,000 euros. In hopes that these don’t increase, we hope you can chip in and help us reach our goal.
We need the movement to band together and show its strength in numbers to help cover the fees of this monumental legal case. Solidarity is material. We ask you to please consider putting aside whatever amount you’re able to and contribute to the steadfast movement’s efforts to hold Germany accountable.
NO GERMAN WEAPONS FOR GENOCIDE!