German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, wearing a kippah, set the conditions under which Germany is allowed to visit Israel. In his speech, the only acceptable critics are "friends of Israel", and anything that questions the legitimacy of Israel as a state, he said, is hatred of Jews. Since the first day of the genocide, Germany has shown its full loyalty to Israel. It has continued to supply arms, except for a partial suspension of exports that it removed in November 2025, it has sided with Israel at the International Court of Justice, and it has repeatedly banned and dispersed pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, wearing a kippah, set the conditions under which Germany is allowed to visit Israel. In his speech, the only acceptable critics are "friends of Israel", and anything that questions the legitimacy of Israel as a state, he said, is hatred of Jews. Since the first day of the genocide, Germany has shown its full loyalty to Israel. It has continued to supply arms, except for a partial suspension of exports that it removed in November 2025, it has sided with Israel at the International Court of Justice, and it has repeatedly banned and dispersed pro-Palestinian demonstrations.