One of the first acts of Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz (Christian Democrat, CDU) after the election was to invite the right-wing extremist Israeli Prime Minister to Berlin.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz told Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu that he would invite him to Germany in defiance of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Israeli prime minister's office said on Monday.

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Amnesty International has slammed Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and possible next chancellor after Sunday’s parliamentary elections, for inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Berlin.

Germany 's next chancellor has invited Benjamin Netanyahu to the country in defiance of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, according to the Israeli prime minister's office.

I think it is a completely absurd idea that an Israeli prime minister cannot visit the Federal Republic of Germany,' Merz said.

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz invited Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to visit and would find a way for him to do so without being arrested under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.

German conservative leader and election winner Friedrich Merz intends to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for an official visit to Germany, despite an outstanding international warrant for his arrest,