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1 Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 18/18 Aktuelles Aus Israelischen Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 18/18 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 1.-15. Oktober Die Themen dieser Ausgabe 1. Israelisch-deutsche Regierungskonsultationen ........................................................................................................... 1 2. Keine Einreise für Lara Alqasem .................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Gegenseitige Warnung vor einem Krieg ....................................................................................................................... 6 4. Medienquerschnitt ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Israelisch-deutsche The contrasts between Merkel´s first and current Regierungskonsultationen visit to Israel Komplett in Ordnung sind die israelisch-deutschen The contrast between German Chancellor Angela Beziehungen nicht, trotzdem wollen die beiden Merkel’s first visit to Israel and the current one is Regierungen wieder gemeinsam ihre Probleme significant. (…) Merkel came to Israel for the first angehen. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel kam mit time in January 2006 when she was the head of a ihrem Kabinett nach Jerusalem. Im Mai letzten new coalition government. (…) At that time Merkel Jahres waren die seit 2008 regelmäßig was in a position of strength in both Germany and abgehaltenen Konsultationen offiziell aus Europe. Those positions have greatly eroded in the Termingründen ausgefallen. In Israel vermutete man past few years. (…) Merkel spoke about the hingegen, dass die Absage der Kanzlerin mit einem friendship between the two countries. Yet in 2006 kurz zuvor von der Knesset (Parlament) there were strong indications of unease among the verabschiedeten Gesetz zusammenhing, das es German population about Israel. (…) Merkel was ermöglicht, ungenehmigt errichtete Siedlungen determined to maintain a pro-Israeli position. rückwirkend zu legalisieren. Israels Siedlungspolitik Subsequent visits of delegations of German im besetzten Westjordanland gab wiederholt Anlass ministers for consultations between the two zum Streit zwischen Jerusalem und Berlin. Die governments over the years have been additional Kanzlerin äußerte sich im Frühjahr „besorgt“ positive signs. (…) Much of that ‘normalcy’ has since angesichts der Eskalation im Gazastreifen. Aktuell been undone. Like other Western European droht die Räumung von Khan al-Ahmar. Berlin countries, Germany accepted large numbers of warnte vor dem Abriss des Beduinendorfes und dem immigrants from Muslim countries. (…) The situation Bau einer neuen Siedlung, die „die Umsetzbarkeit deteriorated further when in September 2015 the einer Zwei-Staaten-Lösung“ erschweren würde. German government began to pursue a welcome Zentraler Konfliktpunkt zwischen beiden Staaten policy for Middle Eastern and North African blieb das Atomabkommen mit Iran, auf das Israels refugees. (…) One result of this policy was the rise Regierungschef Benjamin Netanyahu jüngst in of a new anti-Islam party, AfD. (…) On the average seiner Rede vor der UN-Generalversammlung there are four antisemitic incidents registered in einging. Israel drängt zu Veränderungen des Germany every day. (…) The welcome policy has Abkommens, allen voran sollten bessere Kontrollen greatly increased the doubts about a “normal’ future möglich sein. for Jews in Germany. (…) During Merkel’s earlier 1 visits to Israel, collaboration between the two supports a two-state solution; on the other hand, it countries was the major topic. This time, Prime proudly bankrolls UNWRA, which constitutes the Minister Netanyahu and his colleagues would fail ultimate obstacle to such a solution by transmitting German Jewry if they did not give the country’s the refugee status to the descendants of the 1948 antisemitism problems also a significant place on refugees, and by nurturing the myth of their ultimate the meeting’s agenda. “return” to Israel. (…) Manfred Gerstenfeld, JPO, 01.10.18 Emmanuel Navon, JPO, 04.10.18 Merkel stands with Israel Germany's Nazi-friendly, anti-Semitic far right Those in Israel who are angry over Germany's has a new mission: Recruiting Jews efforts to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran (…) What might at first appear like a steady march should keep in mind a few important things: Even towards enlightenment has (…) taken a worrying back when Germany's foreign minister was Joseph turn over recent years. On this October 3 (…) "Joschka" Fischer – considered one of Israel's Germany’s much-praised Einheit (…) has never greatest friends – Germany was prepared to been in shorter supply. While difficulties have made concede on the possibility of Iran arming itself with a themselves felt long before, the violent nuclear weapon. (…) This position changed when demonstrations in the southeastern city of Chemnitz Chancellor Angela Merkel came to power in late this summer have shone a painfully bright light on 2005. (…) Every time Israel intervened to ask the extensive societal divisions Germany faces Germany to adhere to international sanctions, today while also showcasing how disruptive a Merkel responded positively according to the policy reinvigorated radical right can be, if it so chooses. she had established: "The existence and security of (…)The sad truth is that today, the far-right Israel are part of the German national interest." With Alternative for Germany party (…) can count on that, once it became apparent to the Germans and considerable electoral support all throughout the the rest of Europe that the Obama administration country. (…) The polarization wrought by this openly was striving for a nuclear deal with Iran no matter radical-right party continues to poison our public the cost, Berlin adapted itself to the new reality. (…) discourse and pit the citizens of our country against If Israel continues to provide Germany and the each other. This rift is unlike any other the Federal international community with evidence that Iran is Republic has ever seen, in that it goes deeper and is exploiting the nuclear deal to deceive the world and much more fundamental. (…) Germany is still a funding terrorist groups across the Middle East and strong, wealthy, and politically stable country – beyond, Merkel's commitment to Israel's security will something we should keep in mind at the time of be put to the reality test. (…) such a resonant national holiday as this. However, Eldad Beck, IHY, 03.10.18 as a German and as a Jew, it pains me to see how far the divisions have progressed in our society. Angela Merkel´s duplicity on Israel Once more, I am witnessing the rise of a party on Germany is being inconsistent and duplicitous (…) the far right, and I see anti-Semitism on the rise on three issues: first, the German government’s again, not least because of it. Germany is a long denial of antisemitism’s true nature in Germany; way from "unity in freedom" today. second, Germany’s efforts to circumvent US Charlotte Knobloch, HAA, 05.10.18 sanctions on Iran; and third, Germany’s insistence on maintaining and even on increasing funding for Merkel and all the men UNRWA. (…) On the one hand, the German (…) There they were, ramrod straight, standing next government says it won’t tolerate antisemitism; on to one another in similar suits: 22 men surrounding the other hand, it refuses to admit that the main Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the most source of anti-Jewish violence in Germany today is powerful woman in the world, German Chancellor the Muslim antisemitism of Turkish immigrants and Angela Merkel. (…) The photo, which was meant to of Syrian refugees. On the one hand, Merkel says glorify and promote the crown jewel of Israel’s that Germany is committed to Israel’s security; on economy, unwittingly laid bare something else the other hand, she actively undermines US entirely – the banality of erasing women from the sanctions against a regime that calls for Israel’s most important arena that there is, the centers of annihilation and that is developing a military nuclear power. The exclusion of women in this case was program. On the one hand, Germany says it unintentional, without anyone expressing an opinion 2 on it, but it is no less dangerous, and perhaps even “The Brotherhood” is responsible for anything and more dangerous, than a graphic artist sitting at an everything that goes wrong. (…) Orwell hints that ultra-Orthodox newspaper and actively photo- Goldstein may not even exist, except as an shopping out the images of women. At least he instrument of state propaganda. That is Orwell’s recognizes their existence before deleting them. (…) dystopian Oceania circa 1984. In Israel circa 2018, It is the simple and easy dynamic of exclusion at we don’t have Big Brother and Thought Police play that continues to thrive even 100 years after the agents, but we do have Gilad Erdan and the suffragettes took to the streets. It makes it possible Strategic Affairs Ministry. (…) This week he gave us for everyone to take comfort – in good faith and a “1984”-lite movement, when he said he might without a loss of integrity – since after all, none of reconsider the fate of Lara Alqasem – an American the participants would have objected to the student who’s been denied entry into Israel for her presence of women at the event. They simply alleged BDS activities – if she is prepared to publicly weren’t there. (…) Just as the presence of one declare that BDS “is illegitimate and [that]
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