Germany won’t support recognition of Palestinian statehood, Chancellor Merz says

Germany will not support the recognition of Palestinian statehood, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday, despite growing calls for Berlin to change its position amid Israel’s brutal war and ethnic cleansing policies in Gaza, Anadolu reports. During a joint press conference in Berlin with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Merz stated that Germany would not join its allies Canada, Australia, and France in their plans to recognize Palestine at the UN General Assembly next month. “The Canadian government and the Canadian Prime Minister are aware of the German federal government’s position with regard to the possible recognition of Palestine as a state. We will not support this initiative,” the conservative leader said. When asked if the German government’s stance on […]