Auch angesichts der jüngsten Bodenoffensive im Gazastreifen unterstreicht Angela Merkel ihr Verständnis für Israel. "Israel hat ein Recht auf Selbstverteidigung", sagte die deutsche Kanzlerin. Deutschland stehe in dieser Frage an der Seite Israels.
Merkel says she understands Israel, each country has the right to defend itself. Germany's with Israel in that matter.
That's basically the same as Obama and every other Western leader has said before. There's no word on fighting a war with Israel, she'd be voted out of office by tomorrow morning if she said something like that.
The WW3 comment are premature as all hell and aren't a light subject. Every time there's any armed conflict that another country comments on, ATRL goes all "oh noes WW3!!1" and it's getting to be a bit much.
He is just speaking because of the presidental election above us 
