Alon Sahar
@alonsahar.bsky.social
Writer, Director (Gelem / OUT)
German-Israeli relations analyst
Co-founder, Israelis für Frieden
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German-Israeli relations analyst
Co-founder, Israelis für Frieden
Home kitchen:
https://staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/
Deliveries:
@euobserver.com @spiegel.de @freitag.de @verfassungsblog.de
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Alon Sahar
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· Jun 18
Staatsräson Monitor Newsletter #1 - 18.6.2025
German-Israeli relations - From Insomnia to Insight. Story tips here: [email protected]
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My new substack newsletter, Staatsräson Monitor, which critically examines German Israeli relations, is on the air, free of charge.
I would love to hear your feedback and hope you consider supporting as paid subscribers
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I would love to hear your feedback and hope you consider supporting as paid subscribers
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🧵In this edition of *Staatsräson Monitor* we describe how Germany boosts defense cooperation and lifts export limits while Gaza floods, settler violence rises, and rights vanish from the agenda.
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🧵In this edition of *Staatsräson Monitor* we describe how Germany boosts defense cooperation and lifts export limits while Gaza floods, settler violence rises, and rights vanish from the agenda.
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1/3 In the past 24 hours, Israel killed over 100 Palestinians in Gaza, including over 40 children.
Such a massacre would have shaken global opinion to the core just a few years ago, but after 2 years of genocide, it now seems commonplace, and the world has become anesthetized>
Such a massacre would have shaken global opinion to the core just a few years ago, but after 2 years of genocide, it now seems commonplace, and the world has become anesthetized>
October 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
1/3 In the past 24 hours, Israel killed over 100 Palestinians in Gaza, including over 40 children.
Such a massacre would have shaken global opinion to the core just a few years ago, but after 2 years of genocide, it now seems commonplace, and the world has become anesthetized>
Such a massacre would have shaken global opinion to the core just a few years ago, but after 2 years of genocide, it now seems commonplace, and the world has become anesthetized>
Every month, I come across a story I wish I had included in the latest SRM edition. This month’s missed one: Germany continues to procure arms and defense systems from Israel — this time IAI’s ZD (Zibar) vehicles for its Special Forces.
October 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Every month, I come across a story I wish I had included in the latest SRM edition. This month’s missed one: Germany continues to procure arms and defense systems from Israel — this time IAI’s ZD (Zibar) vehicles for its Special Forces.
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Zeigen sie mir eine seriöse Studie die Ihre Behauptung belegt das Universitäten in Deutschland “Hochburgen des Antisemitismus” sind Herr Roth.
Deutsche Hochschulen sind inzwischen Hochburgen des (israelbezogenen) Antisemitismus. Wo stellen sich Lehrende und Studis schützend vor Jüdinnen und Juden und setzen ein klares Signal: „Unsere Uni bleibt ein Safe Space für Euch. Ihr seid willkommen! Ihr gehört zu uns!“
October 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Zeigen sie mir eine seriöse Studie die Ihre Behauptung belegt das Universitäten in Deutschland “Hochburgen des Antisemitismus” sind Herr Roth.
🚨 SRM Exclusive: In just 8 days, Israeli-aligned group NAFFO pushed 3 policy papers to German MPs—all shaping Germany’s stance on Palestine, Iran, and Gaza. SRM breaks down the claims and offers its own analysis.
October 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🚨 SRM Exclusive: In just 8 days, Israeli-aligned group NAFFO pushed 3 policy papers to German MPs—all shaping Germany’s stance on Palestine, Iran, and Gaza. SRM breaks down the claims and offers its own analysis.
SRM #5 is live!
🧵Here are some of the major stories, many of them exclusives:
🧵Here are some of the major stories, many of them exclusives:
October 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
SRM #5 is live!
🧵Here are some of the major stories, many of them exclusives:
🧵Here are some of the major stories, many of them exclusives:
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How do wars end? (spoiler: not like this)
My comment on Trumps "plan" for ipg-journal @fesonline.bsky.social
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...
My comment on Trumps "plan" for ipg-journal @fesonline.bsky.social
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...
How do wars end?
Trump’s plan for peace in Gaza was drafted without key parties, then presented with ultimatums — hardly a foundation for lasting peace
www.ips-journal.eu
October 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
How do wars end? (spoiler: not like this)
My comment on Trumps "plan" for ipg-journal @fesonline.bsky.social
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...
My comment on Trumps "plan" for ipg-journal @fesonline.bsky.social
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...
Bnei Horin, an Israeli initiative is demanding pardon from israeli president Herzog for Jewish terrorists if Palestinian political prisoners are released in a deal
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Bnei Horin, an Israeli initiative is demanding pardon from israeli president Herzog for Jewish terrorists if Palestinian political prisoners are released in a deal
Both the Blair Plan and the Trump Plan lack legitimacy.
Blair’s plan: tainted by his Middle East record—think Iraq war and a failed 8 yrs as Quartet head.
Trump’s plan: on a whole other level—entirely U.S.-led, with only token participation, and backed by brute power rather than consent.
Blair’s plan: tainted by his Middle East record—think Iraq war and a failed 8 yrs as Quartet head.
Trump’s plan: on a whole other level—entirely U.S.-led, with only token participation, and backed by brute power rather than consent.
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Both the Blair Plan and the Trump Plan lack legitimacy.
Blair’s plan: tainted by his Middle East record—think Iraq war and a failed 8 yrs as Quartet head.
Trump’s plan: on a whole other level—entirely U.S.-led, with only token participation, and backed by brute power rather than consent.
Blair’s plan: tainted by his Middle East record—think Iraq war and a failed 8 yrs as Quartet head.
Trump’s plan: on a whole other level—entirely U.S.-led, with only token participation, and backed by brute power rather than consent.
Staatsräson Monitor just passed 400 subscribers 🎉
And it’s not just about numbers — over 40% of our readers are policy-relevant: Bundestag members & staff, Auswärtiges Amt officials, think tankers, academics, and top journalists.
And it’s not just about numbers — over 40% of our readers are policy-relevant: Bundestag members & staff, Auswärtiges Amt officials, think tankers, academics, and top journalists.
September 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Staatsräson Monitor just passed 400 subscribers 🎉
And it’s not just about numbers — over 40% of our readers are policy-relevant: Bundestag members & staff, Auswärtiges Amt officials, think tankers, academics, and top journalists.
And it’s not just about numbers — over 40% of our readers are policy-relevant: Bundestag members & staff, Auswärtiges Amt officials, think tankers, academics, and top journalists.
🚨 Microsoft has cut off Unit 8200’s access to Azure cloud & AI services after revelations it enabled mass surveillance of Palestinians — “a million calls an hour.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨 Microsoft has cut off Unit 8200’s access to Azure cloud & AI services after revelations it enabled mass surveillance of Palestinians — “a million calls an hour.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Spain cancelled a contract with Israeli arms company Rafael for its Litening-5 targeting pods for Eurofighter jets — the same system that Germany recently approved for its own fleet.
www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...
www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...
ספרד ביטלה עסקה שלישית לרכישת אמצעי לחימה מישראל
העסקה, בשווי 207 מיליון אירו, נחתמה עם חברת רפאל לרכישת מכלי נשיאה מתקדמים לניווט ולתקיפה למטוסי היורופייטר טייפון של ספרד. אתמול נכנס לתוקפו חוק בספרד המטיל אמברגו על ישראל במסגרת החרפת הצעדים נגדה
www.haaretz.co.il
September 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Spain cancelled a contract with Israeli arms company Rafael for its Litening-5 targeting pods for Eurofighter jets — the same system that Germany recently approved for its own fleet.
www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...
www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...
This is SRM’s first exclusive deep-dive for paid subscribers. Our focus: UN-Watch, one of the most visible Israel-aligned advocacy organizations active in the German context.
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UN-Watch Dossier
Last updated: 24.9.2025
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September 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is SRM’s first exclusive deep-dive for paid subscribers. Our focus: UN-Watch, one of the most visible Israel-aligned advocacy organizations active in the German context.
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Der neue Substack von @alonsahar.bsky.social ist da. Geht um eine anstehende ELNET-Delegation für Bundestagsabgeordnete, die jüngste UNRWA-Delegitimierungskampagne durch NAFFO – plus ein Shoutout zu meinem Text über genozidale Rhetorik auf Channel 14
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Staatsräson Monitor Newsletter #4 – 16.9.2025 - The Price of Normalization Without Legitimacy
German-Israeli relations - From Insomnia to Insight. Story tips here: srmonitornl[at]gmail.com
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September 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Der neue Substack von @alonsahar.bsky.social ist da. Geht um eine anstehende ELNET-Delegation für Bundestagsabgeordnete, die jüngste UNRWA-Delegitimierungskampagne durch NAFFO – plus ein Shoutout zu meinem Text über genozidale Rhetorik auf Channel 14
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On Oct 16, Bundestag members will celebrate with ELNET 5 years of the #AbrahamAccords in Berlin.
But what looks like “peace” is really normalization without legitimacy—bypassing Palestinians while entrenching conflict.
My new op-ed argues why Germany must choose a European alternative.
But what looks like “peace” is really normalization without legitimacy—bypassing Palestinians while entrenching conflict.
My new op-ed argues why Germany must choose a European alternative.
Staatsräson Monitor Newsletter #4 – 16.9.2025 - The Price of Normalization Without Legitimacy
German-Israeli relations - From Insomnia to Insight. Story tips here: srmonitornl[at]gmail.com
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
On Oct 16, Bundestag members will celebrate with ELNET 5 years of the #AbrahamAccords in Berlin.
But what looks like “peace” is really normalization without legitimacy—bypassing Palestinians while entrenching conflict.
My new op-ed argues why Germany must choose a European alternative.
But what looks like “peace” is really normalization without legitimacy—bypassing Palestinians while entrenching conflict.
My new op-ed argues why Germany must choose a European alternative.
Reposted by Alon Sahar
In early August, Germany announced a freeze on weapons exports to Israel that could be used in the campaign in Gaza. But in the weeks since, hundreds of shipments bound to the Israeli F-35 fighter jet airbase have been shipped through Cologne: thediasporist.de/the-bomb-on-...
The Bomb on Time: To Gaza, by Way of Cologne – the Diasporist
In early August, Germany announced a freeze on weapons exports to Israel that could be used in the campaign in Gaza. But in the weeks since, hundreds of shipments bound to the Israeli F-35 fighter jet...
thediasporist.de
September 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In early August, Germany announced a freeze on weapons exports to Israel that could be used in the campaign in Gaza. But in the weeks since, hundreds of shipments bound to the Israeli F-35 fighter jet airbase have been shipped through Cologne: thediasporist.de/the-bomb-on-...
Merz wanted to take the lead in the EU, but Germany keeps blocking progress, thus preventing a qualified majority.
That’s not leadership, that’s spoiling.
Merz must change course at the next College of Commissioners meeting
That’s not leadership, that’s spoiling.
Merz must change course at the next College of Commissioners meeting
September 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Merz wanted to take the lead in the EU, but Germany keeps blocking progress, thus preventing a qualified majority.
That’s not leadership, that’s spoiling.
Merz must change course at the next College of Commissioners meeting
That’s not leadership, that’s spoiling.
Merz must change course at the next College of Commissioners meeting
🧵 According to Israeli Settler Channel 7, A delegation of 250 U.S. state legislators from all 50 states – Republicans and Democrats – visited the West Bank settlement of Peduel today as part of a Foreign Ministry tour with FM Gideon Sa'ar
September 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🧵 According to Israeli Settler Channel 7, A delegation of 250 U.S. state legislators from all 50 states – Republicans and Democrats – visited the West Bank settlement of Peduel today as part of a Foreign Ministry tour with FM Gideon Sa'ar
A new report by the Israeli anti-militarist movement New Profile, titled “Academia by Command: Militarism in Israeli Academia”, offers a rare and systematic mapping of the deep entanglement between Israeli universities and the military-industrial complex.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A new report by the Israeli anti-militarist movement New Profile, titled “Academia by Command: Militarism in Israeli Academia”, offers a rare and systematic mapping of the deep entanglement between Israeli universities and the military-industrial complex.
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🧵UN Watch, a Geneva-based group, has been described by The Economist as a “pro-Israel monitoring group” and by AFP as “a lobby group with strong ties to Israel.”
They just released this new report (cover in the photo).
They just released this new report (cover in the photo).
September 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🧵UN Watch, a Geneva-based group, has been described by The Economist as a “pro-Israel monitoring group” and by AFP as “a lobby group with strong ties to Israel.”
They just released this new report (cover in the photo).
They just released this new report (cover in the photo).
This morning, NAFFO hosted a Bundestag briefing with UN-Watch. Around 25 people attended, including MPs and staffers, as I reported yesterday in SRM #4 from the leaked invitation
September 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
This morning, NAFFO hosted a Bundestag briefing with UN-Watch. Around 25 people attended, including MPs and staffers, as I reported yesterday in SRM #4 from the leaked invitation
🗞️SRM #4 is Out
Here's a 🧵 with some teaser questions on what's inside?
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Here's a 🧵 with some teaser questions on what's inside?
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/p/staatsraso...
Staatsräson Monitor Newsletter #4 – 16.9.2025 - The Price of Normalization Without Legitimacy
German-Israeli relations - From Insomnia to Insight. Story tips here: srmonitornl[at]gmail.com
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🗞️SRM #4 is Out
Here's a 🧵 with some teaser questions on what's inside?
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/p/staatsraso...
Here's a 🧵 with some teaser questions on what's inside?
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/p/staatsraso...
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A year ago, Alma Itzhaky and I wrote about the right’s post-October-7 vision for Israel - a Jewish Sparta. Today Bibi used the reference of Sparta to describe his vision of dealing with international isolation.
September 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A year ago, Alma Itzhaky and I wrote about the right’s post-October-7 vision for Israel - a Jewish Sparta. Today Bibi used the reference of Sparta to describe his vision of dealing with international isolation.
Netanyahu: "We will increasingly have to look at an economy with autarkic characteristics [...] We will have to develop weapons industries here. We will have to be Athens and Super Sparta."
www.calcalist.co.il/local_news/a...
www.calcalist.co.il/local_news/a...
נתניהו: "אנחנו בבידוד מדיני, נצטרך להיות כלכלה עם סממנים אוטרקיים" | כלכליסט
ראש הממשלה אמר בכנס החשב הכללי בירושלים: " המוסלמים שהיגרו לאירופה הפכו למיעוט משמעותי ווקאלי; אנחנו יכולים למצוא את עצמנו במצב שבו תעשיות הנשק שלנו יהיו חסומות". לדבריו, "אנחנו נצטרך להיות אתונה וסופ...
www.calcalist.co.il
September 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Netanyahu: "We will increasingly have to look at an economy with autarkic characteristics [...] We will have to develop weapons industries here. We will have to be Athens and Super Sparta."
www.calcalist.co.il/local_news/a...
www.calcalist.co.il/local_news/a...