Question 288
Woraus begründet sich Deutschlands besondere Verantwortung für Israel?On what is Germany's special responsibility for Israel based?
Options
- aus der Mitgliedschaft in der Europäischen Union (EU)from membership in the European Union (EU)
- aus den nationalsozialistischen Verbrechen gegen Judenfrom the National Socialist crimes against Jews
- aus dem Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschlandfrom the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany
- aus der christlichen Traditionfrom the Christian tradition
Explanation
Germany’s special responsibility toward Israel stems from the Holocaust and other National Socialist crimes committed against Jews. This historical guilt shapes German foreign policy and is explicitly acknowledged by successive federal governments.
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