Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met today (Thursday) with his counterpart, German Foreign Minister Annabella Barbuk. The two held a personal meeting followed by a press conference. Lapid thanked Sarah for her support and said: "The friendship between Israel and Germany is based on the fact that we do not deny the past and do not pretend that it does not exist. We are dealing with it."
The Foreign Minister said that "the existence of a strong and proud Israel is the guarantee that there will be no more Holocaust. Minister Barbuk and I discussed the nuclear talks in Vienna with the Iranians, of which Germany is a partner. I presented to the minister our position To the whole world. "
Lapid meets with German Foreign Minister: "The way to create change is through dialogue" // Photo: Ronen Horesh, GPO
He added that "E-3 countries can not ignore the threat posed by Iran beyond the nuclear issue. Iran is Hezbollah in the north, Iran is Hamas in the south, Iran is a terrorist exporter with arms from Yemen to Buenos Aires. I also talked to the minister about the experience. "It is false and despicable to describe Israel as an apartheid state. The use of this word - 'apartheid' - specifically for the people who suffered from racism most of all, is unforgivable and intolerable."
"This campaign is part of a larger campaign, which aims to challenge Israel's right to exist as the nation state of the Jewish people. In the face of this campaign, Germany - like its foreign minister - is a true friend whose support can be trusted. Not only the past connects us, but also the present. "The alliance with Germany is one of Israel's most important alliances. It is an economic, security and political alliance, and it is one that is based on democratic and liberal values and a similar worldview."
Lapid added that "the way to create change is through dialogue. We have differences of opinion on the issue of settlements. There will be construction according to natural construction but nothing will be built that will prevent a future two-state solution. This is also a very complicated coalition result but it is the right thing to do. "I do not agree. The dialogue will continue."
A demonstration by the BDS movement in Germany.
Allegations that Germany is financing anti-Israel activities, Photo: IPI
Alon Schwartzer, head of the research and policy department at the If You Will movement, said in response to Lapid's remarks: "While the German foreign minister is in Israel, it is worth mentioning that Germany is one of the main funders of the use of the word 'apartheid' against Israel.
B'Tselem, which announced that it, together with "Palestinian" organizations, led the campaign to brand Israel as an "apartheid" state, received more than NIS 9.8 million from German public funds between 2021 and 2012.
"Germany is a major funder for organizations on which the antisemitic Amnesty Report relied, including through the European Union. As long as Germany undermines the State of Israel and its core values by funding anti-Israel organizations, it can never be a true ally." , So he said.
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