As the deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood calls on Egypt’s next leader to abolish the 32-year peace treaty with Israel, the chancellor of Germany is urging new leadership to do the opposite. “We also expect the future Egyptian government to continue to keep the peace in the Middle East, in that the agreements made with Israel are respected and Israel’s security is guaranteed,” Angela Merkel told reporters Friday.

German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg made similar comments at the Munich Security Conference earlier in the month. “The worries of Egypt’s neighbors are understandable, particularly Israel’s, who in turn need neighbors who want to live in peace with them and do not question their existence,” stated Guttenberg. “Egypt and Jordan are countries in the region that have peace treaties with Israel. These treaties must remain in place.”

These statements stand in stark contrast with U.S. President Barack Obama’s silence on the issue. Considering the intimate relationship that has existed between the United States and Israel since the foundation of the Jewish state in 1948, it is remarkable that President Obama, in a lengthy 17-paragraph document addressing the historic changes taking place in Egypt, failed to mention Israel or regional peace in any manner whatsoever.

You can be sure that Israeli leaders are taking note of which world leaders are speaking up in their defense. The main reason for the growing ties between Germany and Israel is the weakness of the U.S.

Yet, as much as Israel may think it can trust policymakers in Berlin, Germany today still remains one of the largest trading partners of Iran, Israel’s sworn enemy and the single greatest threat to Jewish statehood. Moreover, criticizing and condemning Israel’s efforts to defend itself against attacks from Hamas remains a mainstream pastime among German intellectuals, media and political elite.

Polls also expose the fickleness of German support for Israel: While 58 percent of Germans would want their nation to support Israel politically (that is, with words), if it were attacked, 57 percent say Germany should not support Israel with money, and a mere 13 percent believe Germany should send troops to help. Eighty-one percent of Germans believe their government should not send troops to Israel’s defense if it were attacked.

A poll conducted by the Bertelsmann Foundation a few years ago showed that 3 in 10 Germans have no qualms comparing Israel today to fascist Germany.

Israel’s leaders and media pundits ought to be considering this evidence and asking themselves whether Israel can really trust Germany. Israel’s leaders are showing increasing trust despite the deadly anti-Semitic, anti-Israel sentiment saturating the collective German mindset.

This scenario exhibits all the signs of a spectacular double-cross in the making. And that’s exactly what is going to occur. To find out how we can make such a statement, read our articles “Can Israel Trust Germany?” and “The Counterfeit Peacemaker.”