Large majority of Germans want tighter controls on arms exports to Israel – Middle East Monitor

Some 73 per cent of Germans want tighter controls on arms exports to Israel, including 30 per cent who favour a total ban, a poll showed yesterday, reflecting growing public unease over the government’s Israel policy, Reuters reported.

Germany has remained one of Israel’s staunchest allies and its second largest arms supplier, despite Israel’s increasing international isolation and rising criticism over its genocide in Gaza.

Between October 2023 and…