Believe me I am appalled by the statements of Germany & also Austria, BUT you have to see that since WW2 politicians & populations heard only about their horrible support for & execution of the holocaust (for 6 million dead Jews by the Nazi State), both states paid reparations to Israel (this is - I think - the ONLY case when this happened - f.i. the Herero still wait in vain as well as others f.i. USSR forced laborers), so I would think THEY DO NOT DARE to say otherwise (needless to say I HOPE this changes!)
Believe me I am appalled by the statements of Germany & also Austria, BUT you have to see that since WW2 politicians & populations heard only about their horrible support for & execution of the holocaust (for 6 million dead Jews by the Nazi State), both states paid reparations to Israel (this is - I think - the ONLY case when this happened - f.i. the Herero still wait in vain as well as others f.i. USSR forced laborers), so I would think THEY DO NOT DARE to say otherwise (needless to say I HOPE this changes!)