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Most living Germans had not yet been born, however the collective grief continues to be felt and influence governmental behavior. | Most living Germans had not yet been born, however the collective grief continues to be felt and influence governmental behavior. | ||
When Germany's Basic Law (''Grundgesetz'') was drafted in 1949' the collective guilt appeared to be at work in the authors since the Basic Law was given a very strong human rights suite to offer protection against another Holocaust. | |||
Germany has long given military aid to Israel in expiation of its felt collective guilt.<ref>{{REFweb | Germany has long given military aid to Israel in expiation of its felt collective guilt.<ref>{{REFweb | ||