October 10, 2021
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The Chancellor of Germany Angela MerkelAngela Merkel – German politician, Chancellor of Germany. Born on July 17, 1954 in Hamburg. The family is received a warm welcome today on his last official visit to Israel. However, differences between the two allies quickly emerged on key issues such as Iran’s nuclear program and the creation of a Palestinian state, the Associated Press reported.
Merkel told a joint news conference with the Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett
Naftali Bennett, born March 25, 1972, is an Israeli politician who served as the 13th and currentthat Germany remains committed to reviving the international nuclear deal with Iran, a move that Israel strongly opposes. She also said that Germany said the best way to end Israel’s decades-long conflict with the Palestinians was to have two separate states.
“I think that on this issue, although it seems hopeless now, the idea of a two-state solution should not be rejected and buried, and that the Palestinians should be able to live in security in their own country.” said Merkel.
Bennett countered quickly by saying that a Palestinian state would mean a “state of terror” located “about seven minutes from my home from anywhere else in Israel.” The prime minister called himself a “pragmatic man” and said he was instead ready to take steps to improve living conditions for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
High-ranking Palestinian representative Hussein al-Sheikh, in charge of relations with Israel, reacted angrily to Bennett’s words. “The worst form of terrorism is occupation, not the establishment of a Palestinian state,” he wrote on Twitter.
As for the 2015 nuclear deal, in which Germany is a key country and failed due to its withdrawal from the United States, Merkel said it was “not ideal, but it is better than not having an agreement.” Bennett replied that there was no point in making concessions to the Iranians because they saw this as a sign of weakness.
These were some of the few differences between Germany and Israel that emerged during Merkel’s two-day visit at the end of her 16-year rule, marked by almost unconditional support for Israel. At every meeting or event she took part in, Merkel was hailed as a “true friend” of Israel.
“I am optimistic that every German government, including the one after mine, will feel committed to Israel’s security, and I think that every successor of mine who becomes German chancellor will look at things the same way,” she was quoted as saying by BTA. .
