The latest opinion poll by the German ARD Foundation revealed an increase in the anti-Israeli war on the Gaza Strip among Germans.
According to the poll conducted in August, 57% of respondents believe that Israel's response to the October 7 attacks was exaggerated.
In contrast, only 21% saw the Israeli military operations against Gaza as appropriate.
This percentage represents a marked change from a previous poll conducted by the same institution last March, when 28% saw Israel’s actions as reasonable, while nearly 50% of those surveyed believed that the Israeli response was greatly exaggerated.
The latest poll indicated that more than 68% of respondents believe it is wrong for Germany to provide military support to Israel, while only 19% support such support.
Moreover, the poll shows that a majority of nearly two-thirds (68%) do not consider Israeli military operations against the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) justified when they affect the Palestinian civilian population, while only 18% believe they are justified.
It is noteworthy that the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) rejected a proposal submitted by the PSW party to stop arms exports to Israel last July.
Germany, as well as other parts of the European continent, has witnessed escalating protests rejecting the war waged by the Israeli occupation army on the Gaza Strip, and protesting what they describe as their country's military and political support for Israel.
Earlier, Al Jazeera Net conducted an interview with Ali Shtewi, the general coordinator of the European Network for the Defense of Palestinian Refugee Rights, who pointed out that not a day goes by in Berlin without a demonstration or stand in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
Shtewi said, “The participants in these demonstrations belong to different segments of society, including, of course, Arab and Islamic communities, but the strange thing is that about half of the participants in the events are of German origin, and this is something new.