Merkel’s party and the Middle East – A leadership race in the CDU party may shape the future of German-Israeli ties | The Jerusalem Post

Germany’s governing CDU-party (Christian Democratic Union) of chancellor Angela Merkel is slated to elect a new chairperson. While the three hopefuls competing for the job, Armin Laschet, Friedrich Merz and Norbert Röttgen, share almost interchangeable personal profiles – all are white, Catholic, and fathers with law degrees in their fifties or early sixties from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia – their political positions differ, amongst others, in regard to Israel, the Middle East and the fight against antisemitism.