{"id":427370,"date":"2026-05-06T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/427370\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T01:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:00:18","slug":"germany-reaffirms-support-for-israel-draws-line-on-nuclear-iran-during-saar-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/427370\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany reaffirms support for Israel, draws line on nuclear Iran during Sa\u2019ar visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar met Tuesday with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, where the two discussed bilateral ties, regional security and the escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, the Foreign Ministry said.<\/p>\n

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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and German counterpart Johann Wadephul <\/p>\n

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\u201cAnyone who sees how this regime behaves toward its neighbors in the region understands the necessity of preventing it from obtaining nuclear weapons,\u201d Sa\u2019ar told Merz, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n

The ministry said the two agreed on the importance of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and ensuring freedom of navigation in the region without threats. Sa\u2019ar also expressed appreciation for Merz\u2019s moral clarity on the fight against antisemitism and his commitment to practical steps to combat it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael, the country where Holocaust survivors found safe refuge, is today contributing to Germany\u2019s security through a new security partnership,\u201d Wadephul said. \u201cGermany purchased the Arrow 3 air defense system from Israel<\/a>. This is an example. Israeli technology helps protect Germany\u2019s skies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wadephul said the talks focused on Israel\u2019s security and the broader region, including the war with Iran and the situation in Hormuz.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou came here at a complex time for the Middle East, which also affects Europe,\u201d Wadephul told Sa\u2019ar. \u201cThe war with Iran<\/a> and the situation in Hormuz<\/a> are causing problems from gas stations to the transport of goods. Our citizens feel the impact of the conflict in the money left in their wallets.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sa’ar and Wadephul give a joint press conference in Berlin <\/p>\n

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Wadephul said Germany was prepared to \u201ctake responsibility\u201d and, once the war ends, participate in securing the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

He strongly condemned the attack on the UAE<\/a> and said the conflict must end in a way that ensures Iran is no longer a threat to Israel or other countries in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran must not be allowed to possess nuclear weapons and its ballistic missile program must be ended,\u201d Wadephul said. \u201cIran must stop its regional policy. We call on Iran not to miss the opportunity. I said this to the Iranian foreign minister in our conversation the day before yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wadephul also addressed the fighting in Lebanon, saying Germany was concerned by the security situation and condemned Hezbollah attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey must stop,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know their impact on the security of residents in northern Israel, but at the same time, Lebanon must not be held as a battlefield because civilians are paying the price.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the Lebanese government must take decisive action against Hezbollah and that stabilizing Lebanon requires strengthening the Lebanese state so it can enforce a monopoly on the use of force.<\/p>\n

\u201cDirect negotiations between Israel and Lebanon give us hope, and we urge both sides to continue in this direction,\u201d Wadephul said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHumanitarian aid must be improved,\u201d he said. \u201cStabilizing Gaza is in Israel\u2019s security interest. We agree that Hamas must be disarmed in line with Trump\u2019s 20-point plan. Germany continues to support a two-state solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wadephul also expressed concern over continued Israeli settlement construction and settler violence in the West Bank.<\/p>\n

\u201cDe facto annexation of parts of the West Bank is something we cannot accept,\u201d he said. \u201cViolence by some settlers against Palestinian civilians is something we reject, and we expect Israeli authorities to investigate and prosecute these crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cCriticism is permissible among friends, but at the same time every Israeli can rely on us to consistently stand for Israel\u2019s security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sa\u2019ar said the Iranian attack on the UAE was further proof of the regime\u2019s recklessness. \u201cWe strongly condemn the unprovoked attacks by the regime against the UAE,\u201d Sa\u2019ar said. \u201cAnyone who sees how this regime behaves toward its neighbors understands the necessity of preventing it from obtaining nuclear weapons. If this is how Iran behaves now, imagine how it would act with a nuclear umbrella.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sa\u2019ar said Iran\u2019s regional network of allied armed groups must be dismantled and warned that attacks on freedom of navigation threaten the global order. \u201cIf this maritime terrorism is not addressed, it will spread around the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar met Tuesday with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, where the two discussed bilateral…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-427370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}