• hanekam@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    What could actually work is Germany, or more generally speaking a EU contingent under German command

    Why would Germany and the EU ever agree to this? What they get is an impossible mission in a deeply troubled area and all the blame for every ill that will ever befall it in the future.

    • barsoap@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      Other countries might want to keep out of it but peace in the near east is right there at the very top of German national interest. As in: The safety of Israel is most easily achieved if you keep the IDF out of Gaza and the West Bank.