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stance for Israel's submarine program has been controversial for about 25 years, a topic of discussion for the media and the parliament. Chancellor Angela Merkel fears the kind of public debate that German Nobel literature laureate Gunter Grass recently reignited with a poem critical of Israel. Merkel insist

Angela Merkel fears the kind of public debate that German Nobel literature laureate Gunter Grass recently reignited with a poem critical of Israel. Merkel insists on secrecy and doesn't want to the details of the deal to be made public. To this day, the German government is sticking to its position th

s become "part of Germany's reason of state," as Chancellor Merkel said in a speech to the Israeli parliament, the

From: Office of Terje Rod-Larsen Subject: June 5 update Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:23:40 +0000 5 June, 2012 Article 1. SPIEGEL Operation Samson: Israel's Deployment of Nuclear Missiles on Subs from Germany Ronen Bergman, Erich Follath, Einat Keinan, Otfried Nassauer, Jorg

etween the more Keynesian growth-oriented policies of the center-left and the austerity orientation of the center-right led by Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. Romney's laissez-faire approach to economic challenges may put him well to the right even of Merkel, and officials in Berlin and other European ca

enter-right led by Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. Romney's laissez-faire approach to economic challenges may put him well to the right even of Merkel, and officials in Berlin and other European capitals see the Republican as an unknown quantity, whose policy choices are far from clear. His hawkis

-life American audience would. But the truth is that America has transformed itself into a land of limited opportunities. In fact, that was the way SPIEGEL referred to the United States in a 1979 cover story, when the US economy had been hard-hit by the oil crisis. But today's crisis is far more compr

Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of the world's worst anti-Semites. Political leaders in Berlin have a different answer than Germans at large. Does Angela Merkel mistrust the very people she governs? Is she uncomfortable with the German people? In October 2011, the German chancellor stood onstage at the acad

e Jewish Museum, in Berlin, next to conductor Daniel Barenboim. The celebratory concert had concluded, and the museum's director had just presented Merkel with its Award for Understanding and Tolerance. This is one of many awards the chancellor has received from Jewish institutions over the last coupl

dings Christiane Hoffmann and Rene Pfister Jan14, 2013 -- How critical can one be of Israel? It is a question that Germany has been debating since SPIEGEL ONLINE columnist Jakob Augstein was included on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of the world's worst anti-Semites. Political leaders in Berlin h

es that mean, then, that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have failed

not to join the treaty governing Europe's new financial system. Prime Minister David Cameron refused. Does that mean, then, that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have failed? Not at all. Only incompetent amateurs could have believed that London would join the attempt to

But he has done the right thing. And he will swiftly be vindicated by events on the cut-off continent. EFTA_R1_02047565 EFTA02695888 Article 2. SPIEGEL Britain and the EU: The Failure of a Forced Marriage Wolfgang Kaden 12/10/2011 -- Was the outcome of the Brussels summit a bad one for the EU? N

The German government recently signed the contract for the delivery of the sixth vessel. According to information obtained by SPIEGEL, Chancellor Angela Merkel made substantial concessions to the Israelis. Not only is Berlin financing one-third of the cost of the submarine, around €135 million ($168 millio

ancing one-third of the cost of the submarine, around €135 million ($168 million), but it is also allowing Israel to defer its payment until 2015. Merkel had tied the delivery of the sixth submarine to a number of conditions, including a demand that Israel stop its expansionist settlement EFTA0071257

1eploys Nuclear WeApmloACi rma mi n 06/03/2012 -- A German shipyard has already built three submarines for Israel, and three more are planned. Now SPIEGEL has learned that Israel is EFTA00712575 arming the submarines with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. The German government has known about Israel's

prepared to pay for that? The problem is that the Europeans don't have convincing answers to those questions. SPIEGEL: What advice would you give Merkel and her counterparts? Should they tear the euro zone apart? Rogoff: No, certainly not. We are talking about bending not breaking, with one or more

of Growth. Ankle 7. SPIEGEL 'Germany Has Been the Winner in the Globalization Process' Interview with US Economist Kenneth Rogoff 02/20/2012 -- SPIEGEL: Mr. Rogoff, the eurozone finance ministers are likely to soon provide Greece with new loans totalling €130 billion ($171 billion), with the aim of