Tysklands förbundskansler Angela Merkel har intervjuats av Jewish Voice from Germany. Hon svarade bland annat på några frågor om Israel. Svaren kanske verkar självklara för en del men inte alla politiker skulle uttrycka sig så rakt på sak..
How do you rate German-Israeli relations?
...Israel is still the only true democracy in the Middle East. We want to
work together as closely as possible in all spheres and can be proud of
our cooperation in culture, science or environmental protection. In
development policy, we’re carrying out very successful trilateral
projects together, for example in Ethiopia. Another priority is youth
exchange. So you can see that our cooperation is rich and diverse. That
brings people in the two countries together and makes them colleagues
and friends. That’s at least as important as good cooperation between
our governments.
You said before the Knesset that Israel’s security is
non-negotiable for Germany. What does that mean in concrete terms in the
event of a crisis, for example Iranian nuclear weapons?
That means that we’ll never be neutral and that Israel can be sure of
our support when it comes to ensuring its security. That’s why I also
said that Germany’s support for Israel’s security is part of our
national ethos, our raison d’etre.
Is anti-Zionism legitimate?
No, not in my opinion. For those who share my view that the Jews as a
people have a right to self-determination, Zionism as a national
movement of the Jewish people is the embodiment of this very right which
its opponents want to deny.
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