The adoption by the Bundestag (parliament) on Thursday of the so-called resolution on “anti-Semitism” once again underlines the fact that the German ruling class supports genocide and has never really broken with fascism. The resolution has nothing to do with fighting anti-Semitism or protecting Jewish life. It is a far-right text intended to defend Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians and criminalize and repress any criticism of it under the false accusation of “anti-Semitism.”

In the context of Israel intensifying the extermination of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip and expanding its genocidal war to Lebanon and the entire region, the resolution expresses solidarity with this policy. “We call on the government to continue to actively defend the existence and legitimate security interests of the State of Israel as a central principle of German foreign and security policy,” the adopted text states.

And further: “Israel has the right, under international law, to defend itself against attacks that violate international law and, therefore, the recognized duty to protect its citizens from terrorism while fulfilling its obligations under international law. “We call on the German government to continue defending this right in international forums and with international partners.”

The Bundestag could not make clearer its support for Israel’s genocide, which is estimated to have already killed more than 200,000 people, mostly women and children.

To put it plainly: Israel has no “internationally enshrined right” to “defend itself” against the Palestinian people, whom it illegally oppresses and whose lands it occupies. As the judge of the International Court of Justice, Navanethem Pillay, recently stated, “a distinction must be made” between Israel and Palestine, because “one is the occupier and the other is the occupied.”

In fact, the Israeli army is not fighting a defensive war, but an imperialist war of extermination. The true objectives of the war go far beyond the destruction of Gaza. Israel serves as an extended arm for Berlin and the other imperialist powers to militarily enforce their economic and geostrategic interests in the Middle East and around the world. Arming and supporting the Israeli killing machine is part of a broader plan to bring the entire Middle East under imperialist control and expand the war offensive against Russia and China.