Alon Sahar
@alonsahar.bsky.social
Writer, Director (Gelem / OUT)
German-Israeli relations analyst
Co-founder, Israelis für Frieden
Home kitchen:
https://staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/
Deliveries:
@euobserver.com @spiegel.de @freitag.de @verfassungsblog.de
German-Israeli relations analyst
Co-founder, Israelis für Frieden
Home kitchen:
https://staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/
Deliveries:
@euobserver.com @spiegel.de @freitag.de @verfassungsblog.de
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.
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:
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
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.
🧵 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
New piece by @hahauenstein.bsky.social @freitag.de
on how Israel’s Channel 14 has become a platform for openly genocidal rhetoric.
I spoke to Hanno about why this matters beyond Israel: when global companies like Axel Speinger bankroll hate media, they are complicit in normalizing incitement
on how Israel’s Channel 14 has become a platform for openly genocidal rhetoric.
I spoke to Hanno about why this matters beyond Israel: when global companies like Axel Speinger bankroll hate media, they are complicit in normalizing incitement
September 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
New piece by @hahauenstein.bsky.social @freitag.de
on how Israel’s Channel 14 has become a platform for openly genocidal rhetoric.
I spoke to Hanno about why this matters beyond Israel: when global companies like Axel Speinger bankroll hate media, they are complicit in normalizing incitement
on how Israel’s Channel 14 has become a platform for openly genocidal rhetoric.
I spoke to Hanno about why this matters beyond Israel: when global companies like Axel Speinger bankroll hate media, they are complicit in normalizing incitement
Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, will receive the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor from Isaac Herzog.
Is it for the fake news he distributed via BILD?
Is it for the fake news he distributed via BILD?
August 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, will receive the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor from Isaac Herzog.
Is it for the fake news he distributed via BILD?
Is it for the fake news he distributed via BILD?
Over 20 Jewish and Israeli Organizations Across Europe Demand Dismissal of EU Antisemitism Coordinator for Breach of Mandate
July 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Over 20 Jewish and Israeli Organizations Across Europe Demand Dismissal of EU Antisemitism Coordinator for Breach of Mandate
Netanyahu considers annexing the Gaza strip @haaretzcom.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Netanyahu considers annexing the Gaza strip @haaretzcom.bsky.social
Photo 1: A Knesset meeting organized by the “Gaza Riviera” advocacy group, promoting the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip.
Photo 2: A settler-led invitation to a “March of Return” to Gaza, calling for the revival of Israeli presence in the territory.
Photo 2: A settler-led invitation to a “March of Return” to Gaza, calling for the revival of Israeli presence in the territory.
July 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Photo 1: A Knesset meeting organized by the “Gaza Riviera” advocacy group, promoting the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip.
Photo 2: A settler-led invitation to a “March of Return” to Gaza, calling for the revival of Israeli presence in the territory.
Photo 2: A settler-led invitation to a “March of Return” to Gaza, calling for the revival of Israeli presence in the territory.
July 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Eli Barak, a journalist and news editor at Israel Hayom, responds to Haarertz reporter Nir Hasson's announcement that 100,000 people were killed in Gaza with the following two words: "Good news."
June 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Eli Barak, a journalist and news editor at Israel Hayom, responds to Haarertz reporter Nir Hasson's announcement that 100,000 people were killed in Gaza with the following two words: "Good news."
At Asuta Hospital in Ashdod, Israel, newborn babies were used as part a PR campaign with baby clothes printed with the phrase “Am Yisrael Chai” (“The people of Israel lives on”) alongside logos of the Israeli Air Force, the IDF, and the yellow ribbon symbolizing solidarity with hostages.
June 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
At Asuta Hospital in Ashdod, Israel, newborn babies were used as part a PR campaign with baby clothes printed with the phrase “Am Yisrael Chai” (“The people of Israel lives on”) alongside logos of the Israeli Air Force, the IDF, and the yellow ribbon symbolizing solidarity with hostages.
Another snippet from SRM, this time about the Werte Initiative PR project - Reclaim Zionism.
Read the whole piece here:
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Read the whole piece here:
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June 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Another snippet from SRM, this time about the Werte Initiative PR project - Reclaim Zionism.
Read the whole piece here:
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/p/staatsraso...
Read the whole piece here:
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/p/staatsraso...
A snippet of the most important part of SRM: behind the scenes of the powerful Israel-aligned advocacy in Germany.
For more on NAFFO, ELNET and others enter the link
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/p/staatsraso...
For more on NAFFO, ELNET and others enter the link
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/p/staatsraso...
June 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A snippet of the most important part of SRM: behind the scenes of the powerful Israel-aligned advocacy in Germany.
For more on NAFFO, ELNET and others enter the link
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/p/staatsraso...
For more on NAFFO, ELNET and others enter the link
staatsraesonmonitor.substack.com/p/staatsraso...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is visiting Germany this week. Even though his demeanor is perceived as more statist, Sa'ar is considered an effective extremist even within his Likud party, expecially regarding the oPt. Here are some examples:
June 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is visiting Germany this week. Even though his demeanor is perceived as more statist, Sa'ar is considered an effective extremist even within his Likud party, expecially regarding the oPt. Here are some examples:
May 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Int'l diplomacy with Israel: One threatens with international law, while the other threatens by violating it.
Ron Dermer, Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs, threatens annexation of part of the West Bank if the UK and France recognize a Palestinian state.
@haaretzcom.bsky.social
Ron Dermer, Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs, threatens annexation of part of the West Bank if the UK and France recognize a Palestinian state.
@haaretzcom.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Int'l diplomacy with Israel: One threatens with international law, while the other threatens by violating it.
Ron Dermer, Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs, threatens annexation of part of the West Bank if the UK and France recognize a Palestinian state.
@haaretzcom.bsky.social
Ron Dermer, Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs, threatens annexation of part of the West Bank if the UK and France recognize a Palestinian state.
@haaretzcom.bsky.social
NO BUSINESS AS USUAL WITH ISRAEL
Israeli citizens in Europe Demand:
Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement!
Stop Arming Israel!
Israeli citizens in Europe Demand:
Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement!
Stop Arming Israel!
May 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
NO BUSINESS AS USUAL WITH ISRAEL
Israeli citizens in Europe Demand:
Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement!
Stop Arming Israel!
Israeli citizens in Europe Demand:
Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement!
Stop Arming Israel!