20260824 Waffen für Israel?

24.08.2026 Waffen für Israel?

Militarization Is Spreading

Public oaths, career counselors in schools, free passes for Bundeswehr personnel on public transportation, and “maneuvers” or “troop movements” in public spaces serve to make the militarization of life “appealing” to us. The conversion of civilian production facilities into arms factories, such as the planned Rheinmetall plant in Berlin’s Wedding district was such a shock, after (West) Berliners had been able to live in a demilitarized city for nearly 80 years.

Following threats to lay off 50,000 VW employees due to the delayed transition to electric mobility, VW now also faces the prospect of entering the weapons production business. WeMove.EU wonders why this issue receives virtually no media coverage. The VW factory in Osnabrück is set to manufacture weapons for Israel in the future. It is not the German Armed Forces that will “use” these weapons, but Israel, which — due to its wars in Gaza and Lebanon — is at the top of the list of countries facing charges at the International Criminal Court for war crimes and genocide against the civilian population.

Given these facts, one would expect journalists currently covering the company’s economic future to also address this “side business” of VW.

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