The Future of Germany and Israel

“German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Jerusalem Sunday, in a trip that highlighted Germany’s dilemma of a great affinity for Israel amid growing unease with Israeli government policy” (Deutsche Welle, June 1, 2015).

“Steinmeier received an honorary doctorate from Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, where he marveled at the thought of a German foreign minister speaking at an Israeli convocation for newly minted law school graduates. ‘We have found each other through the darkness,’ Steinmeier said. ‘Germans and Israelis have grown together at their hearts.’... In Jerusalem, Steinmeier met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with President Reuven Rivlin, and urged Israel to find a way back to the two-state solution with the Palestinians. The two sides have not met for negotiations since April 2014, and prospects for restarting the peace process have looked more remote since Netanyahu swore in a hawkish, pro-settler government in early May” (ibid.).

In spite of their complex history, Germany and Israel will continue to be entwined in the years ahead.  This relationship will play into the prophesied future of these two nations and Germany’s eventual role as the head of the European beast power, as it eventually controls the Holy Land (Daniel 11:40-43; Luke 21:20-22). For more on the relationship between Germany and Israel, be sure to view “What Is the Beast?”