In 2025 reunified Germany and Israel are celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations but not without difficulties
Despite the close alliance, which developed over the years and Berlin officially declaring solidarity with Jerusalem, the Israel-Hamas War estranged Germany and Israel
At long last, young German generations are feeling that the time has come to free their country and themselves from the “shame” that ensued from the crimes committed by older generations and from any “historical responsibility” towards Israel, which many of them wrongly consider as a new “perpetrators land”
CDU leader Friedrich Merz, the projected winner of the German general election on Sunday and the most probable next chancellor, often refers to the 1960 meeting between West Germany’s first chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion when Merz speaks about, 1. Germany’s commitment to Israel 2. Israel's existence and its security
