German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) talks with athletes during a reception for medal winners of the 2026 Maccabiah Games, a sports event also referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) talks with athletes during a reception for medal winners of the 2026 Maccabiah Games, a sports event also referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pictured during a reception for medal winners of the 2026 Maccabiah Games, a sports event also referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pictured during a reception for medal winners of the 2026 Maccabiah Games, a sports event also referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pictured during a reception for medal winners of the 2026 Maccabiah Games, a sports event also referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pictured during a reception for medal winners of the 2026 Maccabiah Games, a sports event also referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pictured during a reception for medal winners of the 2026 Maccabiah Games, a sports event also referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pictured during a reception for medal winners of the 2026 Maccabiah Games, a sports event also referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)