According to US media reports, it is expected that after the formation of the new German government later this month, former Chancellor Angela Merkel will completely fade out of the political arena. She was previously exposed to be very devastated by the problems within the party, and her successor, Laschet, because of various outrageous performances during the campaign, not only did the CDU party lose the election, but also triggered a crisis within the party and faced a dismantling and reorganization. The German media believes that in the last period of time, it is unacceptable to anyone to see the political party that they have painstakingly run for decades become so far.
Yesterday morning Merkel flew to Israel again, visiting the Yadwarhem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem and holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Bennett. Europe is widely seen as the last politically significant thing Merkel will do, after all, she is no longer prime minister, but many people have speculated that she may use her influence to carry out another integration of the party and the like, but she went to Israel to commemorate the Jews.
Merkel then laid a wreath for the Jewish Memorial and delivered an apologetic speech, saying: "Every visit to the Yadwarhem Holocaust Memorial deeply touches me. The crimes against the Jews documented here are a permanent reminder and responsibility to the Germans. Previously, during Merkel's tenure, she had visited the Jewish Memorial many times in Israel, and repeatedly stressed that "Germany always has a responsibility to remember these crimes and to fight against anti-Semitism, xenophobia, hatred and violence", and said that germany's rulers should remember this matter now and in the future.
According to the data, the ruling German Socialist Workers' Party (Nazi) regime launched an unprecedented scale of detention and massacre of Jews before and after World War II, and later with the expansion of the conquered areas of World War II, more Jews in occupied countries were brutally killed, with an estimated number of 5 million people, almost all of Europe's Jews were genocided. In the decades after Germany's defeat, several prime ministers apologized to Jews for the incident, including Brandt's kneeling in front of the Warsaw Jewish Monument, which showed the world a deeply reflective attitude towards World War II.
Others believe that Merkel is only superficial. In fact, from the post-war period to the present, there has not been a period when the rise of right-wing forces in Germany has been faster than during Merkel's tenure. When he came to power and stepped down this year, the number of social crimes in Germany due to right-wing forces and racial issues has risen by more than 460%, and the resurgence of neo-Nazi forces, a large number of right-wingers have formed political parties or directly mixed with the Greens to participate in the election of seats, which can be seen.
It is also worth mentioning that in response to Merkel's apology in Israel, the comments of her domestic public are also mixed. Some say that hate crimes and Germany's crimes of the last century are the root causes of assurances that they will not repeat the mistakes of the past, and that these "calm atmospheres" are needed in Germany now. But another group of people expressed disgust at her excesses and suggested that the new German chancellor should "put aside his hatred" in time to stop committing such meaningless acts many times.