Live Blog Update| Israeli Elections 10 November 2026 04:49 GMT German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the country "stands steadfastly by Israel’s side". Speaking during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Ohel Jakob Synagogue, Merz told the audience that much of "the language of anti-colonial liberation struggles or criticism of Israel" qualifies as "antisemitism', which he said "is once again omnipresent today", German Chancellor Friedrich Merz linked some anti-colonial and anti-Israel rhetoric to antisemitism during a speech at Munich’s Ohel Jakob Synagogue, declaring that Germany “stands steadfastly by Israel’s side”. https://t.co/KQh4hL9AEH — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) November 10, 2026
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