Germany, which committed genocide in Namibia, blasted for defending Israel by African nation - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

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Namibian President Hage G. Geingob blasted Germany on Saturday for defending Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, pointing to the genocide Germany itself perpetrated on Namibians in the early 1900s.

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[-] Rebuilt@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

This article doesn't have a link to what Germany did. Kinda important when this whole piece is just a response that talks about how bad Germany was in the 1900's.

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 10 points 11 months ago

Here you go:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_and_Namaqua_genocide

Up to 110.000 people killed through massacres, deliberate starvation and in concentration camps.

[-] Rebuilt@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I actually meant recently and which prompted this response.

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