German UN troops a possibility in Gaza
German UN troops a possibility in Gaza
A high-ranking Foreign Ministry official on Friday said Berlin would consider sending German UN troops to the Gaza Strip to help quell the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Deputy foreign minister Gernot Erler told public broadcaster ARD it would be "difficult to decline" such a deployment if Germany is asked to step in by both sides as it was during the recent war in Lebanon. But he added that current discussion over a German operation in Gaza is hasty considering the ongoing violence there.
Erler welcomed Thursday evening’s UN resolution calling for a ceasefire on both sides and a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, saying it was in line with the German stance on the conflict.
Last week Germany called for efforts towards a ceasefire in Gaza to intensify but said that any truce must ensure Israel's long-term security. The comments came as Israeli soldiers and tanks pushed into Gaza, after a week of aerial bombardment in which hundreds of Palestinians have reportedly died. Rocket fire from Gaza over the same period has killed several Israelis.
The Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza has disturbed many in Germany and though Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed militant Islamist group Hamas for provoking the Israeli military assault, she has also been widely criticised in some quarters for not pushing harder for a ceasefire.
http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20090109-16643.html
I didn't do it!
And I'll not do it again!
There's a language problem here..
I think Alexa means "Klaus"
You mess with the cat(n.a.:German UN troops), you get the claws....
Probably those tourist were German jews...
Your words reflex that you were in Lebanon during the conflict.......
PM... hotel rwanda., remember the scene when the UNPF fled., imaginin the same thing?
angela merkel is too busy tryin to solve germany's eco crisis.,
German troops in this siege... i agree with abu.. Nazis... Jews... picture perfect.
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call me ONE.
Even if they did put the UN troops there, I am sure there will special agreements regarding Israel and its soldiers.
I personaly believe that some type of UN force will be deployed. Probably very lightly armed and with a very specific mandate..
It is a real bad choice, to let German UN troops participate in Gaza. The Jews my turn against them.
Actually, the option is viable. Using the same model as currently in Lebanon. UN troops could form a buffer between Israel and Gaza, thus "preventing" the launching of misiles into Israel.
Ofcourse the German troops would require regular supplies of beer and wurst.