Germany’s finance minister recalls the Holocaust on visit to Israel

Germany’s finance minister recalls the Holocaust on visit to Israel

Germany’s finance minister recalls the Holocaust on visit to Israel

Picture: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

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Robert Habek Yad, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, seemed to hold back his tears as the flowers blossomed at the Holocaust Memorial in Israel.

He knelt down, straightened his ribbon, and later wrote a poem in his guestbook in memory of the millions of Jews who died at the hands of the Nazis. A poem by Paul Selan, whose parents died in the Transnistrian concentration camp. His mother was shot, and his father died of typhus.

After visiting the monument for two hours, Habek was always impressed by the language of Selan’s poetry and shortened it. “Thank you very much for keeping me here,” he told the hosts in a trembling, low voice. Habek has a doctorate. Writer of Philosophy and Children’s Books: At home, he is known for his emotional reactions and is often applauded for his unusual word processing. At the same time, the purpose of the visit of the politicians of the “green” party was almost forgotten. He travels to Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Jordan to promote environmental protection not only in the hot and dry regions but also politically.

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Havek spoke with Israeli politicians on Monday, including Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Interestingly, none of these meetings took place. Bennett’s eight-party coalition is currently in serious trouble. The prime minister is under constant pressure. Unlike in early March, when Havek traveled to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to supply more gas to Germany to replace energy imports from Russia, additional energy sources were not discussed in Israel.

Israel plans to build a pipeline to transport gas from the Leviathan natural gas field from the Mediterranean to Europe via Turkey. But that will not help Germany in the short term, Havek said. Because we want to give up fossil fuels and wait until then. In the long term, energy cooperation with the Middle East and North Africa will be based on renewable energy sources.

The Middle East is already facing a climate crisis. For example, Jordan is one of the driest regions in the world. The aim of the German economy minister is to integrate high-tech industries in Israel with European capital. But despite the favourable conditions for solar energy, for example, the countries in the region are just starting to use wind and solar energy.

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Only 7% of Israel’s electricity comes from renewable sources. The Israeli government now plans to increase this share to 30% by 2030 and has begun energy cooperation with Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Habek also sees opportunities for German companies to get started. Habek is not only the Minister of Economy and Climate Protection but also the Deputy Chancellor of Germany in the region. His Israeli political talks also briefly reviewed the difficulties of the Ukrainian war to explore possible mediation between Moscow and Kyiv.

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“My interlocutors noted that illegal warfare is unacceptable under international law.” But they noted that Israel has extensive relations with Russia and is considering all diplomatic channels, “he said. after negotiation. He added that diplomatic efforts could only begin after the end of the war.

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