The argument that Israeli security is Germany’s “reason of state” was reiterated by Merkel’s successor, Olaf Scholz, during ...

The Gaza war entering its second year compels the European Union (EU) to face its contradictory relationship with Israel amid ...

Europe’s feeble shift on Gaza. A lack of consensus on Israel has paralysed the EU. By Hans Kundnani. Photo by Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images. For the last 20 months, the European Union has had ...

With the exception of the United States, every Western ally refused to sell Israel ammunition. Only three unexpected partners ...

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 ...

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 ...