German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was confronted by a pro-Palestine protester over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza during a regional election rally in the southwestern city of Ravensburg on Friday evening, Anadolu reports. During Merz’s speech, a person in the audience held up a banner that read “Yes to international law. Never again Staatsräson (raison d’etat). Long live Palestine” and chanted slogans in support of the Palestinian people. The phrase raison d’ etat means that the protection and survival of Israel is a non-negotiable cornerstone of German foreign policy due to Germany’s historical responsibility for the Holocaust. READ: Israeli army kills 4 Palestinians, including child, in Gaza Angered upon seeing the banner, Merz responded: “The German government under my leadership […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![People gather at Hermann Square in the Neuklln district to take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration, expressing solidarity with Palestinians, protesting arms supplies to Israel and calling for those responsible for war crimes to be brought to justice in Berlin, Germany on March 7, 2026. [Halil Sağırkaya - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260307-40759993-40759982-PROPALESTINIAN_PROTEST_TAKES_PLACE_IN_BERLIN-1.jpg)
