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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Cathrin Schaer

‘Lawfare’ on Israel’s war on Gaza reaches Germany. Will the case succeed?

A woman holds a placard as people take part in a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, in Frankfurt, Germany [File: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]

Berlin, Germany – Late last week, lawyers in Germany filed charges against some of the country’s most senior politicians, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accusing them of “aiding and abetting genocide” in the Gaza Strip.

The case on behalf of German Palestinians who have family in the besieged Strip centres around the issue of alleged complicity, given Germany’s continued support of Israel despite the incredibly high civilian death toll amid incessant bombardment.

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