Merkel expresses strong support for Israel

In an interview to a German Jewish community newsletter and just a week ahead of federal elections, German chancellor Angela Merkel said that Israel’s security is part of Germany’s national ethos. In an interview for the September 13 edition of the publication Jewish Voice from Germany, Merkel – when asked about the Iranian nuclear weapons threat directed at Israel – said, “That means that we’ll never be neutral and that Israel can be sure of our support when it comes to ensuring its security. That’s why I also said that Germany’s support for Israel’s security is part of our national ethos, our raison d’etre.”

Njemačka kancelarka Angela Merkel je (tjedan dana prije federalnih izbora) dala intervju za Jewish Voice,  časopis njemačkih židovskih zajednica, u kojem je rekla da je sigurnost Izraela dio njemačke nacionalne "etike" . 

To je odgovorila na pitanje o iranskoj nuklearnoj pretnji Izraelu. "To znači da nećemo biti neutralni i da Izrael može biti sigurana u našu potporu kada je u pitanju njegova sigurnost". Ona je odbila  da bude "anti-Cionizam" legitimni stav. Za one koji dijele moj pogled,  da Židovi kao ljudi imaju pravo na svoje samodređenje, treba znati da cionizam kao nacionalni pokret obuhvaća to pravo,  što oponenti žele negirati.

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With respect to Israeli settlements in the disputed territories, she said, “I’ve often made critical comments about settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and in east Jerusalem, and my position hasn’t changed.

At the same time, it’s equally important to me that the two sides, both Israel and the Palestinians, work towards a durable peace settlement, that’s to say a viable two-state solution. And I will support every step taken by an Israeli government to make such talks possible.”