Angela Merkel

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Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu writes one of the final letters in a Torah Scroll dedicated to the memory of fallen soldier Moshe Leiter as Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the US, looks on.
JUDGES AND DANCERS in the Israel Irish Dancing Championship.

Grapevine, November 16, 2025: The Germans are coming

FROM LEFT: Nadav Fattal, Asaf, David Fattal, Orel, and Assaf Fattal.

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 ANGELA MERKEL, then German chancellor, arrives with her spokesman Steffen Seibert for a news conference after a meeting with governors of former East German states at the Chancellery in Berlin, in 2020.

Netanyahu wanted advisor of Germany's Angela Merkel to be fired, investigation finds - report


German publisher calls on Merkel to sanction Iran’s regime for Israel’s security

Major Berlin paper’s publisher says appeasement toward Iran not working.

erman Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during her visit of Herrenknecht AG in Schwanau, Germany, October 7, 2019

Trump’s lawyer Giuliani blames Merkel, Macron for Iranian terrorism

“Iran is an occupied country, it is also the biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world,” Giuliani said at the International Conference on the Future of Iran.

Rudy Giuliani

Wiesenthal: Merkel mocks Holocaust due to Iran support

Last month, Merkel’s administration sent government representatives to a pro-Iran business forum.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pictured after speaking during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, also known as Night of Broken Glass, at Rykestrasse Synagogue, in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2018

German antisemitism commissioner calls on Merkel to exit Iran nuke deal

Uwe Becker wants Germany and EU to impose sanctions on Iran.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Wiesenthal Nazi-hunter says Merkel appeasement of Iran echoes 1938

"It’s time for the Germans to stop playing games with Tehran and put pressure on them rather than looking for ways to do business with them.”

Efraim Zuroff

Far-right AfD party makes large gains in two German state elections

The anti-immigrant party, with some politicians who also have suggested that Germany is too obsessed with the Holocaust, achieved second place in Brandenburg and Saxony.

Supporters of the Anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) hold German flags during a protest in Berlin, Germany May 27, 2018

Angela Merkel meets Mahmoud Abbas, calls for two-state solution

The German Chancellor stressed her support for a two-state solution.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands during a news conference ahead of their meeting in Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2019.

Germany’s Merkel reneges on NATO defense pledge, causing friction with U.S.

In 2014, Merkel’s government committed her country's defense budget at a NATO conference in Wales to increase its expenditure to 2% by 2024. Her broken promise has created intense friction.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Germany's Merkel, planning to serve full term, backs under-fire protegee

"As a person, I have a strong personal interest in my health and, as I said, 2021 is the conclusion of my political work," Merkel told reporters.

Angela Merkel gestures during a cabinet meeting in Berlin

End appeasement toward Iran's regime, urges top selling German paper

He also wrote that Iran's regime plays a critical role in financing the US and EU designated terrorist organization Hamas and its rocket attacks on Israel.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seen during a public speech in the southern Hormozgan province, Iran, February 17, 2019