Germany's Perennial Support for Israel May Intensify With Likely Next Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz, opposition leader and head of the CDU is the clear front-runner in Germany's February election
Merz's vocal support for Israel will be put to the test once in power: will Merz's government, 1. enforce the ICC's arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu or 2. bow to Israel's interests?
Could Benjamin Netanyahu set foot on German soil without facing arrest for alleged war crimes? Even his staunchest supporters in the country, poised to take power after the general election set for February 23 hesitate to provide a clear answer
