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The argument that Israeli security is Germany’s “reason of state” was reiterated by Merkel’s successor, Olaf Scholz, during ...
Vibe shift: Malmer Stenergard said Sweden has been pushing for penalties on extremist settlers, but more action was needed. “We need to see things happening on the ground,” said the minister. The mood ...
With the exception of the United States, every Western ally refused to sell Israel ammunition. Only three unexpected partners ...
Four key changes influenced the timing of the attacks on Iran.
Friedrich Merz did something unprecedented for a German chancellor in late May 2025: publicly criticize Israel in unvarnished, unequivocal terms. “What the Israeli army is doing in the Gaza ...
NEWS FROM POLITICO: Carrie Budoff Brown, a POLITICO founder, is returning to the publication after an accomplished four-year run at NBC News and will take the helm in Brussels as executive editor and ...
German chancellor’s rebuke of Israel marks a shift in state policy that has long put such criticism out of bounds By Elisabeth Weber , University of California, Santa Barbara June 17, 2025 ...
In 2008, then-chancellor Angela Merkel went so far as to call this commitment to Israel’s security Germany’s “Staatsräson,” or “reason of state.”In a speech she gave to the Israeli ...
In 2008, then-chancellor Angela Merkel went so far as to call this commitment to Israel’s security Germany’s “Staatsräson,” or “reason of state.”In a speech she gave to the Israeli ...