Berlin (dpa -AfX) – Foreign Minister Johann WadePhul has stood in the debate about export stop for certain armaments after Israel behind Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). He finds Merz ‘decision correctly and appropriate, said the CDU politician in ZDF “today Journal”. As foreign minister, he was involved.
After the Israeli security cabinet decided to take the city of Gaza, “there had to be a political signal from Germany,” said WadePhul. “This is very limited, this is very clearly focused on this question. Germany and Israel are very close together in all others and in all crucial questions.”
Merz had announced an export stop of certain armaments to Israel last week and thus triggered criticism in parts of the CDU and CSU./Kli/dp/he