Heusgen: Israel's Gaza Policy Risks Apartheid State

In a recent podcast with former Hamas hostage Rom Braslavski, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for killing 30 to 40 people in Gaza every night, not only in cases of immediate danger. He stated that there are people there who 'do not deserve to live' and are 'not even human.' He also demanded mass expulsion and that Gaza should belong to Israel. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) called the statements unacceptable, and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil announced that sanctions would be seriously considered. Christoph Heusgen, a German diplomat and former chairman of the Munich Security Conference, expressed his clear stance on whether Germany's Israel policy should fundamentally change. Heusgen warned that such actions could lead to an apartheid state. The discussion highlights growing tensions in German political circles regarding how to respond to extreme statements by Israeli officials.