german → English transcript

They stick to it; it remains words rather than deeds, even though it actually

apparently brings neither movement nor reason to this conflict.

The Federal Chancellor is in regular contact, and the Foreign Minister is too, with the Israeli

government.

There were, by the way, decisions by the federal government in the summer.

At the same time, however, it is also clear that sanctioning Israel as a whole would, in case of doubt,

also affect the wrong people.

It's about individual sanctions.

Well, what does that mean?

An association agreement, that means restricting trade with Israel.

What is the consequence, then?

Don't buy from Jews anymore; we've been through all that before.

We are witnessing that Israeli artists are no longer allowed to perform in European countries.

We just saw it in Ghent; thank God, here in Berlin it was then on Monday

possible for this conductor to perform.

We must be very careful how we conduct these debates and especially in Germany

the balance is very quickly lost and it tips into antisemitism, and therefore

we, as the Union — this federal government — are conducting the debate with the necessary balance.