At the start of his trip to Israel, CSU boss Söder supports the actions in the Gaza war. Although the UN is calling for a ceasefire, the Bavarian Prime Minister sees Israel’s security as a priority.
Despite the United Nations’ call for a ceasefire, CSU leader Markus Söder has backed Israel’s actions in the Gaza war. “Of course we also have sympathy for the people in the Gaza Strip, for the civilian victims,” said Söder shortly before his departure from Munich. “Nevertheless, we believe that Israel has a right to self-defense and that it is necessary to prioritize security now.”
Söder arrived in Israel on Wednesday afternoon for a short visit. At the start, the Bavarian Prime Minister met with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. Söder emphasized that he wanted to send a conscious signal with his visit to Jerusalem. It is very important to him personally, but also to the Bavarian state government, to show solidarity with Israel and solidarity with Jewish life.
Cohen praised the “unprecedented support that Germany and Bavaria in particular have shown Israel since the October 7 massacre.” “Germany has proven since October 7 that it is a true ally of the State of Israel,” Cohen wrote in a press release. The Bavarian Prime Minister is a true friend of Israel and the Israelis.
The clear support from Bavaria – even if it is only a German state – should be well received in Israel. Given the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip, the state is losing international support for its war against Hamas. At the UN General Assembly, more than 150 countries called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, which Israel angrily rejected. Germany abstained, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), like Söder, reiterated Israel’s right to defend itself.
The program
Söder is also scheduled to meet with Israeli President Izchak Herzog on Thursday. The program also includes a visit to a kibbutz in the restricted military area in the immediate vicinity of the embattled Gaza Strip. It was precisely here that massacres by terrorists from Hamas and other groups triggered the Gaza war on October 7th. More than 1,200 people were killed in the attacks, unprecedented in Israeli history. Israel then began massive air strikes and later a ground offensive.
According to the United Nations (UN), the EU and the World Health Organization (WHO), the situation in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly catastrophic. The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell even described the situation as apocalyptic.
Source: Stern
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