Reference News Network, November 17 report - According to the UK's Daily Telegraph website on November 15, on one side are the descendants of a regime that carried out genocide, and on the other side are the descendants of its victims - both sides are now at a moment to establish an unusual new partnership.

The report mentions that during the G7 summit held in June this year, a journalist asked German Chancellor Merkel about Israel's fierce bombing of Tehran.

Merkel coldly glanced at her interviewer and said: "Israel is doing this difficult job for all of us."

To Germans, this was an unusually blunt and belligerent statement for a post-war chancellor. But it revealed some rather deep things in Merkel's worldview: Germany's security now depends on Jews - the group that it once tried to eliminate.

As the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Merkel has vowed that Germany is "rising again," and she has plans to build "the strongest conventional army in Europe" to counter Russia.

This former banking executive reversed decades of underinvestment in the German Federal Armed Forces by implementing reforms that allow unlimited defense spending.

Merkel's governing coalition is also trying to pass a new law to prepare for conscripting young people through a lottery system. In addition, the coalition is studying a new equipment "wish list" for the German Federal Armed Forces worth 37.7 billion euros.

But the most remarkable aspect of Germany's military rearmament strategy may be the extent to which it will rely on missiles, drones, and air defense systems provided by Israel.

Eighty years after the Holocaust, Israeli senior defense officials have stated that they not only play a key role in Germany's new military rearmament policy, but they are also "proud" of doing so.

Members of the CDU led by Merkel also said that, as threats from the Russian and Iranian regimes continue to escalate, Germany has become "seriously dependent" on Israeli defense technology.

According to copies of the leaked German military rearmament wish list, Germany has allocated 700 million euros for purchasing suicide drones produced by Israeli Elbit Systems. Germany is also allocating 100 million euros for purchasing Israeli ammunition for use with Germany's "Heron" drone fleet, which is manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries.

Earlier this month, two versions of the list were leaked to two media outlets: the German investigative news site "Correct Report" and the American publication "Politico." The German Ministry of Defense refused to comment on its contents.

Before this incident came to light, Israel and Germany reached a 2-billion-euro agreement in October, under which Israel will supply the German Federal Armed Forces with "Spike" anti-tank missiles. This agreement resulted from a collaboration between two German arms companies and Israel's Rafael company, and it is reportedly one of the largest orders ever signed by the company in Europe.

Currently, Berlin has developed a reliance on Israeli intelligence. Last month, three suspected members of Hamas were arrested in Berlin, accused of plotting attacks against Jewish people and Israeli targets within Germany.

The Israeli foreign intelligence agency "Mossad" stated that the operation was successfully carried out mainly due to its "massive" operations across Europe.

Even before Merkel's rise, Germany had already begun to rely heavily on Israeli-provided critical new weapon systems. In September 2023, under the leadership of former Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany signed a 4-billion-euro agreement to purchase the "Arrow-3" missile defense system from Israel, which can destroy intercontinental ballistic missiles such as Russia's "Sarmat."

In Germany, Merkel's extremely close relationship with Israel has not been without criticism. His government has been accused of turning a blind eye to allegations of genocide and creating famine in Gaza - these allegations have been denied by Israel. His government has also experienced tense moments with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, such as when Berlin decided in August of this year to suspend the delivery of weapons to Israel for use in Gaza. (Translated by Liu Xiaoyan)

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