In Jerusalem, the German and the Israeli government to take a long break, re-consultations. The similarities should be emphasized, however, fundamental to the dispute remain points.
What ever government consultations?
The Meeting of the two governments is an important Symbol. The Minister demonstrate the common interests of their countries. So Chancellor Merkel, speaking in advance of the “intense relations” and a “special responsibility of Germany towards Israel”. Often these Meetings are used to talk behind closed doors about Separating. The last intergovernmental consultations had been cancelled – there were too many differences that threatened to leave the Meeting in the conflict.
What is different this time?
Also this time, the disagreements will be addressed, but in the foreground is something else: The economic cooperation possibilities. In Israel, for example, there are companies, cutting-edge technology to produce in terms of cyber security, the German economy has great interest. The automotive industry needs, for example, in the development of self-driving vehicles, a technology that can fend off cyber-attacks on their Software. Therefore, the Chancellor will also visit one of these companies in Israel.
“We are friends, we are partners,” Chancellor Merkel with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu on 4.June in Berlin
What are the biggest differences between the two countries?
Divided Germany and Israel are, especially in dealing with Iran. Germany and its European partners do not want to adhere to the nuclear deal with Iran, Israel distrust the Mullahs, and therefore welcomes the US President, Trump announced withdrawal from the agreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during his visit to Berlin in June: “Iran calls for our destruction.” The Europeans see the activities of Tehran in Syria and in Yemen is also critical to consider the agreement of 2015, but as an important factor for stability in the Middle East.
And what is with the Two-state solution?
Also, since there are great differences of opinion. The conservative government of Netanyahu has recently written in a new basic law that the state of Israel “is a nation-state of the Jewish people.” Of the Palestinians and the Druze, the speech is not there anymore, you are now second-class citizens. Of a Two-state solution Netanyahu wants to know nothing more. The German, however, hold in mind. Only with an Israeli and a Palestinian state side by side the peace in the Region is possible in the long term.
For the past nine years, the village of Khan al-Ahmar is fighting in the West Bank against the demolition. Now it could be as far as
What has happened in terms of settlement policy?
Nothing, what could the Germans. This is because the Israeli government has expanded the acquisition of land in the West Bank successively. The current culmination of this policy the intended eviction of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmaröstlich of Jerusalem. The Israelis want “for security reasons”, the control over the area, but in particular, major strategic benefits. Germany feared that the evacuation of the place could lead to a new uprising by the Palestinians, and thus “the basis of the two-state solution is shaken”.