Merz leaves the course set by Scholz in abroad policy

"Elections have consequences. The fresh Chancellor Friedrich Merz proves this by 2 statements that show that he is leaving the line adopted by his predecessor Olaf Scholz. Unlike the overly cautious Scholz Merz, for the first time he criticised the Israeli government's actions in the Gaza Strip, saying that global humanitarian law is being violated there - writes the weekly portal "Der Spiegel" on Tuesday.