# CDU backs a firm Israel line after 7 October while Scholz is in office

Date: 2023

After 7 October 2023 [Merz](/people/friedrich-merz)’s CDU backed a firm German alignment with Israel, sometimes criticising the government as too slow on protests. Opposition alignment is not an export licence.

## People

- Friedrich Merz: https://factrail.ai/people/friedrich-merz

## Drivers

- Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization

## Sources

- https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2023/kw41-de-regierungserklaerung-970542

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-merz-support-israel-2023