Kategorie: Israel und Palästina

Gaza, Israel und Deutschlands Außenpolitik

Ein Meinungsbild – German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA),Dezember.2025

Eine im August 2025 durchgeführte Umfrage zeigt, daß die Mehrheit der in Deutschland lebenden Menschen eine Außenpolitik gegenüber Gaza und Israel befürwortet, die sich am Völkerrecht orientiert und auf die Wahrung der Menschenrechte abzielt. Eine kritische Reflexion über die Gründe und Konsequenzen der Kluft zwischen öffentlichem Meinungsbild und außenpolitischem Handeln ist daher dringend geboten. Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (GIGA) und Prof. Dr. Christine Binzel (Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) haben die wichtigsten Studienergebnisse jetzt veröffentlicht.

Über die Ansichten der in Deutschland lebenden Bevölkerung zum Angriff der Hamas auf Israel am 7. Oktober 2023 und Israels anschließender militärischer Offensive in Gaza ist wenig bekannt. Eine im August 2025 durchgeführte quotierte, repräsentative Online-Umfrage mit 1.050 Befragten gibt Einblicke in die Meinungen darüber sowie in die Bewertung der Medienberichterstattung, das Verständnis von Antisemitismus und die Haltung zur Erinnerungskultur.

Es stimmen 68 Prozent der Befragten der Aussage zu, daß die Hamas am 7. Oktober 2023 Kriegsverbrechen begangen hat. Ähnlich viele (65 Prozent) sind der Ansicht, daß die israelische Armee Kriegsverbrechen sowie Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit in Gaza begehe. Es stimmen 59 Prozent zu, daß Israels militärisches Vorgehen als Völkermord an der palästinensischen Bevölkerung zu bewerten sei.

Nur zehn Prozent stehen uneingeschränkt hinter der Aussage, daß die Sicherheit Israels deutsche Staatsräson sein sollte. Mehr als zwei Drittel sind der Meinung, daß sich die deutsche Außenpolitik vom Völkerrecht und den universellen Menschenrechten leiten lassen soll.

Über 60 Prozent hätten sich bereits von der Ampelregierung gewünscht, israelische Kriegsverbrechen in Gaza zu benennen und zu verurteilen. Es sprechen sich 68 Prozent dafür aus, daß die aktuelle Bundesregierung die israelische Regierung zu einem Ende der Blockade Gazas und einer permanenten Waffenruhe drängt. Nur 18 Prozent wünschen sich eine stärkere militärische Unterstützung Israels.

Es sind 61 Prozent der Befragten der Ansicht, daß Kritik an Israel von Antisemitismus zu trennen sei. Schließlich sind 56 Prozent der Meinung, dass Deutschlands historische Verantwortung Jüdinnen und Juden gelten solle und nicht dem israelischen Staat.

Insgesamt kann festgehalten werden, daß sich weite Teile der in Deutschland lebenden Bevölkerung für eine Neuausrichtung der deutschen Außenpolitik mit Blick auf Gaza und Israel aussprechen. Die Mehrheit der Befragten wünscht sich eine Außenpolitik, die sich klar am Völkerrecht orientiert. Eine daraus resultierende Konsequenz ist das Vermeiden von Doppelstandards – ein Anliegen, welches ebenfalls mehrheitlich befürwortet wird. Eine kritische Reflexion über die Gründe und Konsequenzen der Kluft zwischen öffentlichem Meinungsbild und außenpolitischem Handeln ist dringend geboten. Eine fortgesetzte Neigung, völkerrechtliche Prinzipien nicht universell anzuwenden, hat das Potenzial, die bestehenden Unterschiede weiter zu vertiefen.

Die Studie wurde von der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung finanziert und ist in Kooperation zwischen Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (GIGA), Prof. Dr. Christine Binzel (Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) und Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Universität Hamburg) umgesetzt worden.

Vollständige Fassung: Giga Focus Nahost Nr. 7

Wer untersucht (was)?

Debatte um Untersuchungskommission zum 7. Oktober

Im ORF heißt es dazu: „Mehr als zwei Jahre nach dem beispiellosen Massaker der Terrororganisation Hamas und anderer Extremistengruppen in Israel verweigert Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu weiterhin eine unabhängige Untersuchung der Vorfälle. Statt der Einrichtung einer staatlichen Untersuchungskommission befürwortet der 76-Jährige die Ernennung einer Regierungskommission.“

Times of Israel: „Lawmakers advance bill for politically appointed Oct. 7 probe in place of state inquiry“

Haaretz: Netanyahu Ministers Approve Government-controlled Oct. 7 Probe, Push Judicial Overhaul Bills – A committee of Israeli ministers has approved on Monday to advance a bill establishing an investigation into Hamas‘ October 7 attack, a Likud-sponsored proposal that would give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government influence over the inquiry’s composition and mandate.

A Jerusalem Voice for Justice

An ecumenical witness for equality and a just peace in Palestine/Israel

Jerusalem, 20. Dezember 2025 | A Christmas Message – 2025

The cities of the Holy Land are adorned with lights and trees during this Christmas season, and markets and festivals abound, spreading a festive atmosphere. Many of us participate in these gatherings, as if we are thirsting for life after witnessing death and destruction over the past two years. Joy radiates from the faces of children and adults alike, in the carols and hymns, and in the markets and gifts.

We must ask: How can we celebrate while our people in Gaza are still suffering the effects of war, destruction, genocide and now face a harsh, rainy winter? Many are exposed to the elements, trying to survive without the most basic necessities. People are still dying: killed by the Israeli army, dying of starvation, disease and exposure to the cold.

How can we celebrate when, in the West Bank, terror reigns as the army imposes its regime of assassinations, mass arrests, house demolitions, land confiscation, while the settlers continue their rampage? Among those suffering under this regime of terror are our Christian brothers and sisters in Taybeh and Abboud. Their villages, like so many others, are attacked, their fields pillaged and their ancient churches desecrated.

We ask ourselves: How can we celebrate? Yet, celebrate we must!

We might indeed be powerless in the face of Israeli intransigence, which prevents life from entering Gaza, preventing law enforcement in the West Bank. However, the message from Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem is that equality must come, injustice must end and light must triumph. Our Christmas celebration proclaims a message of life in the face of death and darkness.

Our celebrations are filled with Christmas carols and messages of hope, raised by faithful and pastors from the depths of our hearts, offering us a glimmer of hope after the horrors of the past two years. We revive hope by reliving the memory of Christmas, the birth of the Prince of Peace. Christmas is a holiday for everyone; it is a prayer, a celebration of humanity, and also a national holiday.

Some may ask: Have the celebrations and events become excessive? Have they burdened families already struggling with difficult economic circumstances? However, the number of participants in these celebrations gives the impression that they enrich the Christmas season, revitalize the economy, and bring joy and hope back to families who have waited so long.

This Christmas, we want to celebrate, but we continue, at the same time, to remain committed to our mission and our peaceful resistance, striving for equality, freedom, justice, and peace. Our hope is the hope of the shepherds at the coming of Christ. The angel told them: “I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 2:10-11).

We rejoice and we celebrate, but with awareness and caution, for we are exposed every day to the danger of death and war in Gaza and throughout Palestine. We celebrate with our souls burdened by death in our land. Even in the heart of our city, Jerusalem, the City of God, at its so-called New Gate, there are attempts to deprive us of the serenity and sanctity of our feast, especially the municipality’s policy aimed at Judaizing the city and undermining the status quo that guarantees pluralism and the unique character of this neighborhood and the city as a whole.

Despite all this, we celebrate with our hearts lifted up to the sublimity of God, filled with the joy of the coming of the eternal Word of God, who became man and dwelt among us, our Savior and the Savior of all humanity. Through Him, we are free, witnesses and messengers of the message of love in our beloved Holy Land. Glory to God in the highest, and on all our land, peace from God, love, justice, and equality. Happy Feast!

Signatories:
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah (emeritus)
Greek Orthodox Archbishop Attallah Hanna
Lutheran Bishop of the Holy Land Munib Younan (emeritus)
Mr. Yusef Daher
Ms. Sawsan Bitar
Mr. Samuel Munayer
Ms. Dina Nasser
Mr. John Munayer
Ms. Sandra Khoury
Rev. David Neuhaus SJ
Rev. Frans Bouwen MAfr
Rev. Firas Abdrabbo
Mr. Rafi Ghattas
Rev. Alessandro Barchi
and other members

International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Auch solche Nachrichten gibt es (noch nicht genug…)

London to Host the World’s First Summit for the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

In a landmark move backed by overwhelming public support, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announces she will host an inaugural meeting of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace in March 2026 in London, at Lancaster House.

Announced on December 8th, the government confirmed its goal to “bring together international peacebuilding expertise and civil society organisations from the Middle East, to map existing peace-building work and support the establishment of an International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine”, highlighting the important role that civil society organisations can play.

Foreign Secretary Cooper stated that “this conference will be a crucial step in that journey, bringing together representatives of Palestinian and Israeli civil society to build common ground between their communities, challenge entrenched divisions, and work towards a future where both states can live side-by-side in peace and security”

Yvette Cooper stated that the UK is “well placed to host and facilitate these talks, and the new International Peace Fund we are helping to create will provide the practical support to drive this work forward.”

Later that day, Chancellor Rachel Reeves re-iterated her government’s support for this initiative at LFI’s annual lunch, stating: “I can confirm today that Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will host representatives from Israeli and Palestinian civil society in March at Lancaster House to support the establishment of an International Fund, and ensure civil society groups are at the forefront of our efforts to advance long-term peace, and a two-state solution” 

The announcement coincides with new UK polling showing that among respondents who expressed an opinion 84% of the UK public support creating the Fund, and 73% want the UK to contribute at least £10 million towards it. Global polling shows the same appetite: 88% of respondents support their country joining international peace efforts, and a majority back participation in the Fund.

The announcement fulfills a pledge made last year by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, following a private meeting with peacebuilders Ibrahim Abu Ahmed and Barak Talmor, alongside ALLMEP’s Executive Director John Lyndon and UK Advocacy Manager Rachael Liss. There, the Prime Minister heard first-hand how grassroots initiatives are reducing violence, building trust, and creating the conditions for a lasting and just peace.

The UK’s decision comes at a decisive moment. A fragile ceasefire was secured in October, yet progress toward subsequent stages remains limited. Experience from other successfully resolved conflicts suggests that turning a temporary truce into lasting peace requires sustained engagement with the communities directly affected by the conflict—support that can help generate the trust, ideas, policies, and future leadership essential for long-term conflict resolution.

The International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace is designed to meet this need by providing robust, multi-year support for civil society initiatives that promote relationship-building, shift public attitudes, and catalyse the societal change that political agreements alone cannot achieve.

The UK’s decision reflects a recognition that transforming a ceasefire into a durable peace will require integrating civil society as a central component of the process. The announcement also positions the UK as a leader in advancing commitments made in the 2024 G7 Leaders’ Communiqué to “coordinate and institutionalise support for civil society peacebuilders as part of a wider diplomatic strategy.” The approach also aligns with the New York Declaration and with the Trump 20 Point Plan, each of which articulate a role for civil society recognising that peace cannot be secured solely through political negotiation. 

For Gaza’s Chrildren …

Aus dem Mailing der American Friends of Combatants for Peace

Yesterday, I was moved to my core as we gathered in shared witness: listening, reflecting, and holding what it means to respond to immense human need with compassion and responsibility.

We heard from Dr. David Hasan, a Palestinian-American neurosurgeon, Duke University professor, and the founder of the Gaza Children Village (GCV). Drawing on his frontline medical missions in Gaza, Dr. Hasan spoke about the collapse of critical systems and his decision to envision something more: a community-led model of care that protects children not only in moments of crisis, but also over the long term.

He also spoke of the urgent effort underway to convert an existing facility into what will become Gaza’s only tertiary children’s hospital, a lifeline for newborns, children with injuries, and families who have nowhere to turn.

Watch and share the recording of the talk: https://www.afcfp.org/past-events-data/for-gazas-children-repairing-lives-on-the-ground-with-dr-hasan

GCV has become a refuge for orphaned and highly vulnerable children across the Gaza Strip. Today, they serve more than 8,500 children, providing safe, structured daily environments where children can learn, heal, and grow, supported by education, nutrition, medical care, and psychosocial support.

As we close 2025, we invite you to join the work of repair in Gaza by supporting GCV directly. You can learn more about their mission and support their work here: 👉 https://www.thegazachildrenvillage.org/

Thank you for being a part of the collective movement of healing, humanity, and hope. Together, we can help build a future worthy of Gaza’s precious children.

Repair – Help

Internationaler Strafgerichtshof: Israelischer Einspruch zurückgewiesen

Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) hat einen israelischen Antrag auf Einstellung seiner Ermittlungen zum Gaza-Krieg abgelehnt und die Gültigkeit der Haftbefehle gegen Premierminister Benjamin Netanjahu und den ehemaligen Verteidigungsminister Yoav Gallant bestätigt.

Die Ermittlungen erstrecken sich auch auf die Ereignisse nach dem Hamas-Angriff vom 7. Oktober 2023. Israel lehnt jedoch die Zuständigkeit des IStGH ab und bestreitet, Kriegsverbrechen begangen zu haben, und behauptet, daß seine Kampagne im Gazastreifen darauf abziele, die Hamas auszuschalten.

Der IStGH hatte ursprünglich auch gegen den Hamas-Führer einen Haftbefehl erlassen, der jedoch nach Berichten über seinen Tod aufgehoben wurde. Die aktuelle Entscheidung betrifft nur einen von mehreren israelischen Einsprüchen. Wann der IStGH über die weiteren entscheidet, ist noch unklar.

Haaretz | Juristnews | ICC (Text der Entscheidung)

Der Gazakrieg – Wie das Shoah-Erinnerungskapital verspielt wird

HYBRIDE Veranstaltung — Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Moshe Zimmermann mit anschließendem Gespräch mit Jürgen Kaube (F.A.Z.)

Livestream auf YouTube: youtu.be/tORsmZIEZ44

Der Zionismus präsentiert sich als absolute Alternative zur »Endlösung der Judenfrage«. Entsprechend schöpft der zionistische Staat aus dem Erinnerungskapital der Shoah seine Rechtfertigung und viele seiner politischen Argumente. Der inflationäre Griff nach diesem Erinnerungskapital verbraucht und verspielt es, besonders seit dem 7. Oktober 2023, mit dem Ergebnis, daß der Zionismus nicht mehr auf diese Erinnerung zurückgreifen kann und er seine Manifestation, den Staat Israel, delegitimiert.

Prof. Dr. Moshe Zimmermann ist Professor emeritus für Neuere Geschichte an der Hebräischen Universität (West-)Jerusalem. Zwischen 1986 und 2012 war er Direktor des Richard-Koebner-Minerva-Zentrums für Deutsche Geschichte.
Jürgen Kaube ist Herausgeber sowie Chef des Feuilletons der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung und Träger des Ludwig-Börne-Preises 2015.

Hoffnungsklänge

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Benefizkonzert für israelisch-palästinensische Friedensorganisationen und humanitäre Hilfe

Die St. Matthäus Stiftung und die Response Culture Society e. V. laden ein – Anmeldung sinnvoll!

19. Dezember 2025 | 19:00 Uhr | Einlaß 18:30 Uhr

St. Matthäus Kirche – Kulturforum Berlin, Matthäikirchplatz – 10785 Berlin

Zur Verantwortung ziehen!

Amnesty International hat einen Bericht zum Angriff der Hamas und vier weiterer bewaffneter Gruppen auf Israel am 7. Oktober 2023 veröffentlicht. Aktuell (11.12.25) liegt der Bericht auf Englisch und Arabisch vor (Executive Summary) (Bericht dazu auf orf.at) (Nachtrag am Abend des 11.12.25: Bericht auf Deutsch bei Amnesty Deutschland)

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Through its research findings and legal analysis, Amnesty International has concluded that Palestinian armed groups committed violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes and crimes against humanity during their attacks in southern Israel that started on 7 October 2023 and continued to commit violations and crimes under international law in their holding and mistreatment of hostages and the withholding of bodies seized. It considers that Hamas, including its military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, was chiefly responsible for these violations and crimes. Other Palestinian armed groups, notably Palestinian Islamic Jihad, including its military wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, formerly the military wing of the Fatah political movement, were responsible to a lesser extent, as were unaffiliated Palestinian civilians from Gaza in some instances.

In light of these conclusions, Amnesty International makes a number of recommendations to secure justice and reparation for victims and survivors of crimes committed. Amnesty International has presented its recommendations in relation to the genocide and other crimes under international law committed by Israel in Gaza, specifically, and in Israel and the OPT, more generally, in other publications.

Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups must unconditionally return the body of Ran Gvili, seized from Israel on 7 October 2023, as soon as it is located. They should seek international assistance if needed to locate it. They must investigate serious violations of international humanitarian law, including crimes under international law, committed by their forces during the 7 October 2023 attacks and since, including with respect to hostages. They must publicly acknowledge, denounce and halt the serious violations of international humanitarian law, including crimes under international law, that have been and continue to be perpetrated, and commit to non-repetition of such violations. Amnesty International also calls on Hamas, as the de facto authority in Gaza, to ensure that all those responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law and crimes under international law committed during the 7 October 2023 attacks and since then, including with respect to hostages, are brought to justice in fair proceedings conducted by an independent and impartial judicial mechanism.
Amnesty International calls on the Israeli authorities to end violations of international law against Palestinians in the OPT and Palestinian citizens of Israel. The authorities should continue criminal investigations into the 7 October 2023 attacks, hostage-taking and seizure and holding of bodies. Where there is sufficient admissible evidence, the authorities must bring those reasonably suspected of responsibility for crimes under international law to justice. The accused should be tried in civilian courts, in open proceedings that respect international human rights law and do not apply the death penalty. The Israeli authorities should take a survivor-centred approach to pursuing justice and accountability.

Israel, Hamas – as the de facto authority in Gaza – and the authorities of the State of Palestine should all engage with, cooperate fully with and provide access to all international justice institutions and UN human rights mechanisms investigating or monitoring violations of international law in Israel and the OPT, including the ICC, the UN Commission of Inquiry, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territory Occupied Since 1967.

All parties should share with these international justice institutions and UN human rights mechanisms all evidence they have collected that is relevant to the investigation of such violations, including those committed by Palestinian armed groups, for the purpose of pursuing accountability and redress.

Kalender 2025 – Dezember

Allianz für Frieden im Nahen Osten… –Zwölf Organisationen stellten sich vor
Ein Begleiter durch das Jahr 2025 – Im Dezember ist es das Projekt der Abraham Initiatives, die an einer gemeinsamen Zukunft arbeiten, getragen von Respekt und Kooperation der Religionen …

israel & palästina – Zeitschrift für Dialog | Ausgabe 4-2024


THE ABRAHAM INITIATIVES – The Abraham Initiatives (TAI), founded in 1989, promotes equality between Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel to create a cohesive, secure, and just society.
Through policy advocacy, social change initiatives, and public education, TAI works to build an inclusive society that respects the rights and identities of all communities. Its unique approach combines ollaboration with governmental bodies, civil society organizations, and local stakeholders, aiming to develop replicable models that can be scaled at local and national levels.

(Donation Link)

Es war das zehnte Mal, daß im Rahmen von israel & palästina | Zeitschrift für Dialog ein Photobegleiter in Kalenderform für das kommende Jahr erschienen ist:

Allianz für Frieden im Nahen Osten – Ein Begleiter durch das Jahr 2025

Erschienen in Zusammenarbeit mit allmep.org

Kalender 2025