Germany believes that delivering Israel a fourth submarine will break the cycle. The submarine will arrive in Israel in the coming days. Chancellor Merkel is stepping up her efforts by agreeing to address a demonstration in Berlin next week against the rising tide of anti-Semitism in Germany. No doubt she hopes that this combination will solve the German/Jewish/Israeli question.

The EU’s border management agency is holding discussions with Israel’s weapons industry about how drones can help Europe hunt down asylum-seekers. A new Israeli drone tested in the Gaza war is of great interest to the Europeans who continue to fight against their colonial subjects showing up on their shores.