German Chancellor Merz explained that “sanctions against Israel are different“:

German Chancellor Merz explained that “sanctions against Israel are different“: I can tell you that we discussed this issue at length in the European Council in Brussels immediately after the NATO summit, almost throughout the entire dinner, about what options we have. And Germany is not the only EU member state that currently rejects the suspension or even termination of the Association Agreement with Israel. Unlike Russia, Israel remains a democracy. Unlike Russia, Israel is a country that has been attacked. And Israel is defending itself against these attacks. If they had not done so, the State of Israel would no longer exist today. And this is the fundamental difference between Israel and Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine. And that is why the federal government is not prepared — and I personally am not prepared — to compare these two cases, so to speak, or even to treat them equally. These are fundamental differences, which we, of course, also take into account when assessi... Source: WE THE FURY