Comment: Merz's Israel Decision Is Courageous but Poorly Communicated

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The decision to partially stop German arms exports to Israel was courageous, says Barbara Kostolnik. However, Chancellor Merz should have communicated them better - especially within his own faction.

n-tv.de

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Israel is fighting Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Because this causes much suffering, Merz does not want to send weapons to the country for this purpose. He gets criticism from several sides - also from his own ranks.

Spiegel

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According to Angela Merkel, CDU and CSU have wished for a maker, but you must also be able to endure the »just do it«.

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The Hessian Prime Minister Boris Rhein publicly contradicts Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Israel's policy. Israel needs weapons to defend itself.

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Hessen-MP Boris Rhein rejects Merz's weapon turn against Israel.

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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Hessen's head of government opposes restrictions on arms exports +++ Hamburg's CDU chairman, Thering: "The Islamists cheer +++ all developments in the live blog