Absolution?: Israel und die deutsche Staatsräson - Softcover

Marwecki, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3835355910 ISBN 13: 9783835355910

Publisher: Wallstein Verlag GmbH, 2024

Synopsis

A plea for self-criticism and an invitation to debate about a relationship as unique as confusing between two states. When Germans talk about Israel, they usually talk about themselves. What the heated debates are rarely about is the actual relationship history between the Federal Republic and Israel. When German politicians talk about these relationships, words such as "miracle" or "reconciliation" fall. Words behind which there is wishful thinking rather than reality. After the Israeli state foundation in 1948, it was the Federal Republic that became the most important supporter of the Jewish State. Reparations, arms deliveries and financial resources helped turn the existentially threatened country into a regional power. No wonder Israel took the outstretched German hand: there was hardly any other choice. But there was no talk of reconciliation. No one was illusions about the fact that former National Socialists made a career in Germany - and washed their bloody hands in innocence with Israel help. The price for Israel's security is Germany's early absolution. Daniel Marwecki takes an enlightening look at German Israel policy from the founding of the state to the present day. If you want to understand the current debates about the German-Israeli relationship, the book by Daniel Marwecki is put to the heart. Source saturated, captivating argued and brilliantly written - you can't ask for more from a historical analysis. Stefanie Schüler-Springorum "Marwecki's untreated view of the beginnings of German-Israeli relationship exposes blind spots of our culture of memory. Charlotte Wiedemann Daniel Marweckis Aamazing book show in which doubtful way Germany could regain its moral prestige after the Shoah. Anyone interested in Germany's past and cares about its future should read this book." Pankaj Mishra

Edition details

• Publisher: Wallstein Verlag GmbH
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3835355910
• ISBN 13: 9783835355910
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176