![Donkeys carry families to their homes as thousands of displaced Palestinians go to check on their homes as the 4-day humanitarian pause begins for prisoner exchange and aid in Huzaa district of Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 24, 2023. [Ashraf Amra - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AA-20231124-33009340-33009337-4DAY_HUMANITARIAN_PAUSE_TAKES_EFFECT_IN_GAZA.jpg)
The news reads like a dark joke—but it isn’t. “Rescued little Donkeys from Gaza Find a Home in Oppenheim,” reports Allgemeine Zeitung, a regional newspaper in western Germany. On Instagram, the comment section on the post was quickly disabled due to “numerous inappropriate and hateful comments”– likely criticism of Germany’s decision to take in four donkeys. But what’s the broader context? Animals welcome – Gazawis not For many, the story of four donkeys “rescued” from Gaza is further proof of the inhumane cynicism of Germany’s leaders. Since October 2023, hardly any humans from Gaza have been admitted to Germany. Berlin did not prioritize rescuing Palestinian citizens with German passports from the genocide in Gaza, despite the Foreign Ministry’s stated duty […]
