Iran launched its drone attack on Israel late Saturday evening. The worldwide horror is great. Numerous politicians spoke out via social networks, including Bundestag Vice President Aydan Özoğuz. The SPD politician wrote on the online platform X: “I’m worried about all the people in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza. Why did this situation have to be provoked? Bombing of Iran. Embassy has further endangered the Middle East.”
SPD politician deleted tweet
Background: High-ranking officers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were killed in a suspected Israeli air strike on the Iranian embassy compound in Syria’s capital Damascus on April 1st. Iran then threatened retaliatory strikes, which were carried out on Sunday night.
Özoğuz has since deleted the tweet, but there is widespread criticism of her words. CDU member of the Bundestag Matthias Hauer wrote on the online platform: “Shabby. Unworthy of a Vice President of the German Bundestag.”
The Jewish Values Initiative also found clear words. “Israel is fighting one of the worst terrorist states in the world and all she can think of is that Israel itself is to blame. Such an attitude is incompatible with her office and should have consequences.”
So reagiert Özoğuz
In the meantime, Özoğuz also spoke up again. In a new posting she wrote: “In such a heated situation, all the comments show that everyone here is attacking each other. That’s why I deleted my post. The war is bad enough.”
The Green politician Volker Beck reacted: “Israel was attacked by Hamas on October 7th. Israel is attacked by Hezbollah almost daily. Israel was attacked by Iran tonight. And you said Israel provoked? Did your brothers hack your account?”