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German-Israeli intergovernmental consultations are actually an important date for Angela Merkel. But there is no progress in the middle East conflict, and the Chancellor has other topics in mind, says Jens Thurau.
It is always nice for friends to be a guest, said Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday at the Berlin Chancellery. And especially, he was pleased about the friendship “to You, dear Angela”. The so Promised looked meanwhile to side, and seemed not quite the thing to be. A short impression of the German-Israeli intergovernmental consultations in the middle of turbulent times in Berlin.
Very special relations with Israel
Not that Angela Merkel, nothing would be on Israel – on the contrary. Like all chancellors before her also know you to the very special and very sensitive relations with the Jewish state. But the one seems to be the German Chancellor at the moment by other issues is strongly stressed, especially by the refugee crisis. Succeed Merkel in this week at the EU summit is not a breakthrough, follow it in the other States there is not on the way to a reasonably fair distribution of refugees (and nothing suggests), then Merkel will be your course of a largely generous reception of refugees must change. Decisive days will be.
Jens Thurau is a correspondent in the DW-capital Studio
And the other is in the Berlin Regierungszentrale the topic of the middle East conflict as something like silence of Resignation, as it is a great German newspaper splendidly formulated: By a Two-state solution, which the Germans propose, are the Israelis and the Palestinians is further away than ever. In view of the situation in the middle East is now “is certainly not the time, a very comprehensive progress,” said Merkel in all honesty. Knowing that you are already happy, if countries such as Lebanon and Jordan due to the war in Syria is not further destabilized. Not a good time for dreams.
Angela Merkel has also big problems, your friend Netanyahu to explain why Germany on the agreement in the nuclear debate with Iran has been working, the Tehran international greatly enhances. Although Iran remains open to the existence of Israel into question. Shortly after the agreement was Minister of economic Affairs Sigmar Gabriel in Tehran, soon he goes back again, also the Minister of foreign Affairs was already there twice. The Israelis see this with great skepticism. Of normal German-Iranian relations could but still no speech can be, hurried to Merkel to emphasize, as Netanyahu next to her. This replied in a dry, alone Israel is the Outpost of freedom and democracy in the Middle East. Without Israel there would be a lot more refugees in Europe.
Problems and projects
On the other hand, German politicians are concerned, if Israel is now the work of Non-governmental organisations complicate wants, the money from abroad. Problems about problems.
On a couple of projects, one was quick to agree: When it comes to electromobility, Germany and Israel work together, you want to Archive together to digitize and development projects in Africa on the way. But geopolitically, these were consultations to ill-timed: no movement in the great, important issues; a Chancellor, who is on a different stage to their political fate to fight. Until next Time, in hopefully better shape.
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