Germany
The leaders of Berlin and The Hague were among the first to react to the news, and both said Iran should not be allowed to obtain nuclear arms.
Marek Kaufman is accused of spying after making social media posts while touring the Islamic Republic on a tourist visa.
We have not defined regime change as one of our war goals, “at least not yet,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.
We are preparing “in case Iran targets Israeli or Jewish institutions,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.
Standing at the German capital’s Holocaust memorial, Gideon Sa’ar blasted European antisemitism and defended Israel’s right to self-defense.
“Germany will continue to support the State of Israel, including with arms deliveries,” Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in an apparent reversal.
The RIAS NGO documented an 80% increase over 2023, including terrorist attacks, assaults, and widespread anti-Israel hate.
“If you had told me two years ago that I would feel this way, I wouldn’t have believed you,” Operation Benjamin board member Liz Steinlauf told JNS.
“If I need to choose between the life of my children and the sympathy of the Europeans, the choice is clear,” said Sharren Haskel.
Friedrich Merz’s comments are the harshest by a German top official since the outbreak of war on Oct. 7, 2023.
The suspect will remain in custody pending a possible indictment.
The visitors, non-Jews who follow the seven laws of Noah, required special insurance arrangements to be able to safely tour the Golan and the northern Israeli border.
