Why Germany won't recognize Palestine (yet) | Berlin Briefing

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157 UN member states have recognized Palestine as a state. Not Germany. Or not yet? The German government says it supports a two-state solution, but it insists that recognition must come at the end of a peace process—not before. So what's standing in the way? And what would it take for Friedrich Merz and his cabinet to change their stance? To unpack Germany’s delicate balancing act, host Nina Haase is joined by DW’s top Middle East experts Sarah Hofmann and Aya Ibrahim as well as Michaela Küfner, who joins from New York, where German foreign minister Johann Wadephul is having one of his busier weeks at the United Nations General Assembly. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 04:33 Germany’s Position 07:26 Staatsräson 10:41 Historical Context 13:44 Olaf Scholz 14:09 How Germany’s position changed 18:41 Friedrich Merz 20:55 International Law 29:20 Donald Trump 33:35 Two-State Solution? 36:00 United Nations 42:00 Outlook 46:23 End DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics/id1775699172 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_Berlin_Briefing For more news go to: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/ ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://x.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Spra

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