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Netanyahu's heading Israel over a cliff. So far, it's with Western support. On Wednesday evening, he met Angela Merkel in Berlin.
Nothing more than rhetorical displeasure with his policies followed. A senior German official said she considers Israel's security "sacred." She wanted the meeting.
It's supposed to have been about science. It was very much about expressing solid Israeli support. Palestinian rights got little more than lip service.
On December 4, Der Spiegel headlined "This Time, Israel Has Defied the Whole World."
Not enough to do anything about it. That's the sad reality. Netanyahu should have been disinvited. Germany and other EU states should recall their ambassadors, suspend relations, and impose stiff sanctions.
Initially strong British, French and German rhetoric cooled quickly. Threats about withdrawing envoys were reversed. Business as usual continues.
Europe solidly backs Israel. Pressure applied is so weak it's embarrassing. German broadsheets were quoted.
The Financial Times Deutschland wrote:
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