On Monday, several Western countries recognized the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly. Germany is not among them, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government will not be formally recognizing Palestinian statehood “in the short term”. In August, Merz stated: "We do not consider the conditions for state recognition to be fulfilled in any way at present. Recognition must be the final step in a peace process that results in a two-state solution.” Despite Germany’s position, political pressure on the federal government from civil society is growing.
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0:00 German Foreign Minister Wadephul on why Germany will not yet recognize a Palestinian state
1:04 DW’s Chief Political Editor Michaela Küfner on the German government’s reasoning for its stance on Palestinian statehood
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