I wrote about how Germany's hard-line support for Israel's war in Gaza has severely damaged its image in Arab countries, where until recently it enjoyed a very favourable reputation. And what effects this is having on its soft power in the region.

foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/24/ger… Germany didn't join the Iraq war, took in one million Syrian refugees, and doesn't have the same colonial baggage in the region as France and the UK. Many saw it as a relatively benign power. Polls show that impression is changing drastically.