{"id":90610,"date":"2025-12-07T12:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=90610"},"modified":"2025-12-07T12:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:58:42","slug":"merz-in-israel-for-first-visit-as-german-chancellor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/merz-in-israel-for-first-visit-as-german-chancellor\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz in Israel for first visit as German chancellor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By JNS STAFF<\/p>\n<p>(<em>JNS.org<\/em><span class=\"light-weight-content\">) \u2013&nbsp;<\/span>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz&nbsp;met&nbsp;with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem on Sunday after arriving in Israel on Saturday night for his first visit to the Jewish state since taking office in May.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_90614\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90614\" class=\"wp-image-90614 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-300x193.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-1536x988.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu.png 1644w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/193;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90614\" class=\"wp-image-90614 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-300x193.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu-1536x988.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merz_Netanyahu.png 1644w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-90614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office in Jerusalem, Dec. 7, 2025. (Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom\/GPO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The expanded bilateral talks included senior Israeli defense and foreign policy officials, as well as German Ambassador to Israel Steffen Seibert.<\/p>\n<p>Thanking Merz for his visit at a joint press conference following their meeting, Netanyahu noted how remarkable the shared defense cooperation of the two countries is 80 years after the Holocaust, and said he had discussed with the chancellor ways to continue this security partnership.<\/p>\n<p>The premier touted the technological alliance of the two advanced nations, saying, \u201cI think that working together we can not only better the lives of citizens in Israel and Germany, I think we can better the world and our immediate neighborhood, the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair also discussed peace opportunities, ending Hamas rule in Gaza and deradicalizing Gaza\u2019s population, among other topics, said Netanyahu. They respectfully disagreed with regard to Palestinian statehood, said the Israeli leader, adding that the purpose of such statehood \u201cis to destroy the one and only Jewish state.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-oembed-video _video-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"498868998\" title=\"\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9 \u05d4\u05de\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5 \u05d5\u05e7\u05e0\u05e6\u05dc\u05e8 \u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05e8\u05e5 \u05de\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e1\u05d9\u05d1\u05ea \u05e2\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05e0\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e4\u05ea\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mNBtWKDzfEE?feature=oembed&amp;showinfo=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-17=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-31835130_125=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jerusalem, said Netanyahu, believes in a \u201cpath to advance peace with the Arab states and a path also to establish a workable peace with our Palestinian neighbors. But we\u2019re not going to create a state that will be committed to our destruction at our doorstep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following their meeting, Merz posted to X: \u201cI wish for the Israeli people that, after years of terror and war, a better time will dawn. That decisions will be made that lead to peace and good neighborly relations. Germany will stand by your side in friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201cafter the traumas of war, we must lay the foundation for a new order. It requires the goal of a new Middle East, in which the State of Israel is also recognized as part of itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Merz visited Yad Vashem, Israel\u2019s official memorial institution to the victims of the Holocaust. \u201cI bow before the six million men, women and children from all across Europe who were murdered by Germans because they were Jews,\u201d he said during the visit.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog hosted Merz on Saturday at his official residence in the Israeli capital. After the meeting, Herzog called the two countries \u201ctrue friends\u201d and strategic allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring our meeting this evening, we discussed the importance of implementing President Trump\u2019s plan, approved by the United Nations Security Council, and emphasized that Hamas must be removed from Gaza and disarmed,\u201d Herzog stated. \u201cIn addition, Hamas must uphold the agreement and release the last remaining Israeli hostage still being held in Gaza, Ran Gvili.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-oembed-video\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" title=\"X Post\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=JNS_org&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1997415573177639220&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org%2Fmerz-in-israel-for-first-visit-as-german-chancellor%2F&amp;sessionId=1ce5995ee2185337b758037f9b817b2bd7e660d6&amp;siteScreenName=JNS_org&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-17=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-31835130_125=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1997415573177639220\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe also discussed ways to further deepen our vital partnership, in the hope of a better future,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing on X in Hebrew, Merz said that \u201cI come here with deep faith and as a friend of Israel, @Isaac_Herzog. We will always stand by your side. The very fact that our countries established diplomatic relations within such a short time after the Holocaust remains a miracle, as does the fact that the friendship between us has deepened so profoundly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar met the 70-year-old leader of the Christian Democratic Union on the Ben-Gurion International Airport tarmac when he landed after a brief stop in Jordan. He called the chancellor a \u201cfriend,\u201d describing Germany as an \u201cimportant partner\u201d and saying bilateral relations between Berlin and Jerusalem were \u201con an upward trend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis trend is reflected in the removal of the partial [arms] embargo, Germany\u2019s clear opposition to all types of boycotts against Israel, and its abstention at the U.N. from supporting the extension of UNRWA\u2019s mandate,\u201d said Sa\u2019ar, referring to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-oembed-video\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" title=\"X Post\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=JNS_org&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1997374498346258836&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org%2Fmerz-in-israel-for-first-visit-as-german-chancellor%2F&amp;sessionId=1ce5995ee2185337b758037f9b817b2bd7e660d6&amp;siteScreenName=JNS_org&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-17=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-31835130_125=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1997374498346258836\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLast week, an Israeli Arrow battery for defense against ballistic missiles was deployed in Germany for the first time. Germany is an important friend, and I am convinced that the Chancellor\u2019s visit will contribute to the strengthening of the special relations between the countries,\u201d the minister continued.<\/p>\n<p>Merz wrote on X Saturday night that \u201cthe ceasefire in Gaza is stabilizing. Now we must successfully move into the second phase. This means permanently removing the basis for Hamas\u2019s terror and ensuring that the precarious humanitarian situation of Gaza\u2019s civilian population improves quickly and noticeably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours before taking off for Israel, Merz spoke by phone on Saturday with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas and urged him to implement \u201curgently necessary reforms\u201d in the P.A.,&nbsp;<em>AFP<\/em>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The P.A. could \u201cplay a constructive role in a post-war order,\u201d German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius was cited as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Merz expressed support for the Trump administration\u2019s peace plan for the Mideast, welcoming what the German leader called the P.A.\u2019s \u201ccooperative attitude,\u201d&nbsp;<em>AFP&nbsp;<\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<p>The chancellor added that Berlin still views a two-state solution as the ultimate path toward peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians alike, the government spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Merz&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/german-leader-vows-to-stand-with-israel-as-part-of-western-alliance\/\">spoke<\/a>&nbsp;with Netanyahu on Nov. 16, shortly after declaring in a speech that Berlin must \u201cstand with Israel\u201d as part of a renewed \u201cWestern alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A day earlier, Merz referenced Israel in a speech to the Junge Union Deutschlands\u2014the youth wing of his Christian Democratic Union party\u2014in Rust, near Stuttgart in western Germany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe position of the Federal Republic of Germany must be clear, where we stand. In the Western alliance,\u201d said Merz, adding, \u201cat Israel\u2019s side, dear friends, I have not forgotten that,\u201d to thunderous applause.<\/p>\n<p>Successive German governments have described a commitment to Israel\u2019s security as a core principle of their foreign policy, rooted in the legacy of the Nazi regime\u2019s near annihilation of European Jewry. At the same time, Berlin has funneled millions of dollars to Palestinian and other organizations that work to undermine Israel\u2019s legitimacy and oppose Jewish statehood.<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s government has adopted a friendlier posture toward Israel than many other European countries since Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.<\/p>\n<p>However, there have been tensions, as exemplified by Merz announcing a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/germany-lifts-partial-arms-embargo-on-israel\/\">ban&nbsp;<\/a>on exporting&nbsp;\u201coffensive\u201d weapons to the Jewish state on Aug. 8, hours after Netanyahu\u2019s Cabinet voted to expand the Israel Defense Forces\u2019 operations against the Hamas terror group.<\/p>\n<p>On Dec. 3, Israeli Defense Ministry officials handed over the first operational&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/israel-hands-over-arrow-3-defense-system-to-germany\/\">Arrow 3&nbsp;<\/a>missile defense system to the German Army at a ceremony at a German Air Force base near Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>The development \u201cmarks a significant step in implementing the defense export contract signed between the two nations approximately two years ago, and is considered the largest defense export deal in Israel\u2019s history,\u201d according to a Defense Ministry statement.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"Email\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Merz%20in%20Israel%20for%20first%20visit%20as%20German%20chancellor\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":90614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14922,260,8781,8790,8795,8788],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90610"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90610"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90615,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90610\/revisions\/90615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}