Germany Should Expel Iranian Embassy After Assassination Plot Convictions
Translated & summarized from Jüdische Allgemeine by baba
Two agents plotting to assassinate German Jewish leader Josef Schuster and German-Israeli Society president Volker Beck on behalf of Iran have been sentenced to prison. The author criticizes Germany's response of summoning the Iranian ambassador as appeasement, contrasting it with stronger European actions after the 1992 Mykonos assassinations. She calls for the expulsion of the entire Iranian embassy and a freeze on diplomatic ties until the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are dissolved, citing security concerns and solidarity with Iranians seeking freedom.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Two agents plotting assassinations for Iran were sentenced to prison in Germany.
- The author calls for the expulsion of the entire Iranian embassy from Germany.
- Germany summoned the Iranian ambassador, a response deemed insufficient appeasement.
- The Mykonos assassinations led to a stronger European diplomatic response in 1992.
- The author links Germany's security to the fall of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Two individuals who plotted to assassinate Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews, and Volker Beck, president of the German-Israeli Society, on behalf of the Iranian regime have been sentenced to prison. The author argues that Germany's political response, which has so far only involved summoning the Iranian ambassador, is insufficient and represents a continuation of appeasement. She contrasts this with the European response to the 1992 Mykonos restaurant assassinations of Iranian dissidents, which included recalling all European ambassadors from Iran, freezing diplomatic relations, and issuing an arrest warrant for the then-Iranian Minister of Intelligence, Ali Fallahian, who was implicated in the plot.
The current situation is described as one where parts of the Iranian regime have been weakened by Israel and the United States, but key elements like the Revolutionary Guards, now classified as a terrorist organization at the European level, remain. While the regime's consulates have been closed, the author contends that Germany must recognize that the dictatorship is unsustainable and that standard diplomatic platitudes are ineffective.
As a stronger measure, the author proposes that Germany should not only declare the Iranian ambassador persona non grata but also expel the entire embassy and freeze diplomatic relations until the Revolutionary Guards are dismantled. This action, she asserts, is necessary for Germany's own security and for the sake of freedom-loving Iranians who are paying with their lives for the country's future.
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