A study by the Bertelsmann Foundation, published on Friday, confirms a trend that predates October 7. Only 36% of respondents today express a positive opinion of Israel, which is 10 points less than in 2021.
Friedrich Merz, made unequivocal statements. “It must be very clear again that Germany is not in a gray area, but that it stands very clearly alongside Israel,” he warned during a speech at the Körber Foundation on January 23. He also promised to “put an end to this more or less effective embargo on arms exports to Israel” and deemed it “inconceivable” to prevent "an Israeli prime minister from visiting Germany or elsewhere in Europe
Yeah our politicians and media will still bend over backwards to avoid offending the 36% nationalists. But at least the left wing party Die Linke recently admitted they regret being neutral on some issues, so there’s hope!