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Middle East Eye Article Rating

German chancellor says criticism of Israel necessary during visit

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    25% ReliableLimited

  • Policy Leaning

    -82% Very Left

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Merz reiterated Germany's support for a two-state solution and its support for Israel's war against Hamas.
44% : " The German Chancellor also called on Israel to make steps towards ensuring no further "annexation [of the West Bank], whether formal, structural, or otherwise, that would amount to annexation."
40% : However, Merz balanced his remarks by stating that "as a country at war, as a democratic constitutional state, Israel must also be measured against international law.
19% : German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Israel's war on Gaza has presented "Germany with a certain dilemma" during his first visit to Israel.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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