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Yahoo
a day ago
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KSTM Promotes Eric Saar to Partner
Saar Brings KSTM Matrimonial and Family Law Practice to Clients in New Jersey NEW YORK, June 09, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP announced today that Eric Saar, a skilled litigator newly licensed to practice in New Jersey, has been promoted to partner. "Eric has a wealth of expertise in matrimonial and family law, and his talent as a negotiator, writer, and litigator make him a valuable asset to his clients and colleagues at our firm," said KSTM founding partner Caroline Krauss. "Now barred in New Jersey as well as New York, he has expanded the reach of his practice and allowed KSTM to serve clients in New Jersey seamlessly." Saar's experience in matrimonial and family law matters includes the division of complex assets, highly intricate custody matters, spousal and child support issues, and the preparation and negotiation of pre- and post-nuptial agreements. He is an active member of the New York City Bar Association's Matrimonial Law Committee and previously served as co-chair of the Legislative Affairs subcommittee. Saar is also a member of the New York State Bar Association's Family Law Section. Saar will play a key role as KSTM expands its presence and capabilities in New Jersey. His recent admission to the New Jersey Bar allows the firm to practice in the state without the need for local co-counsel. "I am honored to join KSTM's partnership and to play a role in expanding the firm's presence into New Jersey," said Saar. "I look forward to bringing our empathetic, client-focused approach to individuals and families throughout the state, and to continuing to guide our clients through some of life's most challenging moments with clarity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to their goals." Saar's professional honors include being named a New York Super Lawyer in Family Law (2024-25) and Rising Star in Family Law (2020-23), and a Best Lawyers' One to Watch for Family Law in New York (2024). Before joining KSTM, Saar was an associate at Greenspoon Marder LLP. He has focused on matrimonial law since prior to his graduation from the University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law School, serving as a law clerk for the largest law firm in the country that practices matrimonial law exclusively. About Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP ( provides counsel to clients in the full range of matrimonial and family law matters, including pre- and post-nuptial agreements, divorces, paternity matters, custody, access, and support issues, and other family law matters. We have offices in New York City, New Jersey, and Greenwich, Connecticut. View source version on Contacts Kelsey Dellovokdellovo@ 339.223.0961 Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Germany vows continued support of Israel as FM visits Berlin
German foreign minister Johann Wadephul (Image credit: AP) Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar met with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, in Berlin on Thursday. The meeting took place a day after Wadephul promised that Germany would send more arms to Israel despite growing international calls for a weapons embargo. Speaking at a press conference with his counterpart, Saar, Wadephul criticized Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip. The German minister said he had renewed his "urgent request to allow humanitarian aid to Gaza" without restrictions as required by international law. Wadephul also decried the Israeli government's announcement that it would allow 22 more settlements in the West Bank. He said that the German government "rejects" the creation of new Israeli settlements there as illegal under international law. Meanwhile, Saar appealed to Germany to give a chance to an alternative foundation to distribute humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is controversial because it is supported by Israel and the United States. It circumvents United Nations aid agencies and other initiatives, and it has been accused of endangering civilians in the process. "This effort has the potential to free the Palestinian population from Hamas's stranglehold and end this war," Saar said, adding that this type of distribution could prevent Hamas from appropriating the aid. Hamas is recognized as a terrorist organization by the German government, the EU, the US and some Arab states. Wadephul reiterates Germany's support for Israel: However, Wadephul stressed that Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas and other enemies, and that "therefore Germany will of course continue to support Israel with arms deliveries, that was never in doubt." Wadephul also said that recognizing a Palestinian state now would send "the wrong signal," adding that negotiations between Israel and Palestine must conclude before a Palestinian state is recognized. He added that the European Union should maintain its pact governing political and economic ties with Israel, which was placed under review last month due to the situation in Gaza. Thursday's meeting was the second official meeting between the two ministers. The first took place on May 11 in Israel. During Saar's visit to Berlin, dozens of demonstrators protested Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip. The protests began in front of the German Foreign Ministry in the morning under the slogan "Red Line of International Law." Participants waved Palestinian flags and carried banners with slogans such as "No support for war crimes in Gaza," "Stop the arms deliveries," and "Stop the deliberate starvation of the people of Gaza." Ministers commemorate the victims of the Holocaust: Earlier in the day, the two top diplomats laid a wreath at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, which commemorates the 6 million Jews killed in Europe under Germany's Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945. "The fight against antisemitism, standing up for Jewish life in Germany and the commitment to the security and peaceful future of the state of Israel is and will remain our obligation, Wadephul said as he laid a wreath at the memorial in central Berlin with Saar. The memorial "reminds us Germans to remember the victims, to honour the survivors and to learn the lessons from the crimes against humanity of the Shoah," he added. For his part, Saar said that 80 years after the end of the Holocaust, "the lessons seem to have been forgotten." "In Germany, there's an antisemitic incident once every hour," the Israeli minister said, referring to a report published by a monitor on Wednesday. Wadephul said he was "deeply ashamed" that anti-Semitic offenses in Germany have reached a new high. Wadephul's apparent reversal on arms deliveries for Israel: Wadephul's promise of more arms deliveries to Israel on Wednesday came as an apparent reversal of comments made to the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung last week. There, he suggested that further arms shipments to Israel were dependent on a government review of whether Israeli actions in Gaza complied with international humanitarian law. Israel launched its offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to raids led by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in which some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and some 250 hostages were taken. The country is now coming under increasing international pressure to stop its military operation in view of the desolate humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory. Gazan health authorities estimate 54,000 people have been killed.
Roya News
5 days ago
- Politics
- Roya News
Germany: Recognizing Palestinian state now would send wrong signal
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Thursday voiced strong opposition to unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, warning it would be 'the wrong signal' at this stage, even as several European nations move forward with the step. Speaking at a press conference in Berlin alongside "Israeli" Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, Wadephul reaffirmed Germany's long-standing support for a two-state solution. However, he emphasized that such an outcome must come through direct negotiations between "Israelis" and Palestinians. "Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians must be concluded" before recognition, Wadephul said. His remarks come amid a wave of diplomatic moves in Europe. Last year, Spain, Ireland, and Norway formally recognized a Palestinian state. French President Emmanuel Macron has also signaled France may follow suit as early as June — prompting harsh condemnation from "Israel", which accused Macron of launching a 'crusade against the Jewish state.' Germany, historically one of "Israel's" closest allies due to its responsibility for the Holocaust, has maintained arms sales and political backing for "Israel". But recent comments from Wadephul suggest a more critical stance is emerging, particularly over "Israel's" handling of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Wadephul said 'too little' assistance was reaching civilians in the besieged enclave, where the United Nations has warned of looming famine. He said he had repeated to Saar Germany's 'urgent request to allow humanitarian aid to Gaza' in line with international humanitarian law. Despite these concerns, Wadephul maintained Berlin's continued military support for "Israel". 'Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas and other enemies,' he said, adding, 'therefore Germany will of course continue to support Israel with arms deliveries, that was never in doubt.' However, he also acknowledged that Berlin is reassessing its arms exports. Last week, he stated that Germany was reviewing 'whether what is happening in Gaza is in line with international law,' which would influence future weapons sales — a stance that drew criticism from some within his own conservative CDU/CSU alliance, who argued he was wavering in support of "Israel". On the broader regional situation, Wadephul also expressed alarm over rising tensions in the occupied West Bank, denouncing "Israel's" settlement expansion there. "This settlement policy in this form is contrary to international law, it literally blocks the possibility of a two-state solution," he said. His comments follow "Israel's" recent announcement of 22 new settlements and a pledge by Defense Minister Israel Katz to solidify 'a Jewish Israeli state' in the West Bank. In his remarks earlier on Thursday at Berlin's Holocaust memorial, "Israeli" Foreign Minister Saar said "Israel" is 'surrounded by enemies seeking its elimination' and drew a controversial comparison between Hamas and the Nazis, saying 'the only difference between Hamas and the Nazis was their capabilities.' Saar rejected any prospect of Palestinian statehood at this time, warning it would be a reward for Hamas. "A Palestinian state would mean the biggest prize is being offered to the murderers, establishing a new terrorist state in the heart of our homeland," he said. Saar, while placing blame entirely on Hamas, appealed for German backing.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Germany assures Israel of support, but not without criticism
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Thursday assured his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar of continued weapons deliveries, while calling for increased humanitarian aid for Gaza and slamming Israel's settlement policy in the occupied West Bank. "Germany has an obligation for the security and existence of the state of Israel and Germany is also committed to international law. These are two sides of the same coin," Wadephul said during a meeting with Saar in Berlin. Israel was under attack from terrorist organizations and Iran, meaning it was self-evident that the country must be able to defend itself, Wadephul said, adding that this was the reason why "Germany will continue to support Israel by supplying weapons." At the same time, Wadephul said the humanitarian aid reaching the Gaza Strip at the moment was "too little." He reiterated an "urgent request to allow humanitarian aid for Gaza in accordance with the principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence and without restrictions." Second meeting in a month Wadephul last met Saar in Israel on May 11 during his first official visit after taking office. The meeting in Berlin came after Wadephul on Wednesday pledged further German arms deliveries to Israel during an address to parliament. Germany's top diplomat had caused concern within the German government for earlier comments to a newspaper in which he said arms deliveries to Israel were dependent on a legal review of Israel's military conduct in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, however, Wadephul assured his Israeli counterpart of Germany's unwavering support. The German foreign minister even welcomed plans for the new aid distribution system operated by the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) to be expanded and combined with the functioning distribution mechanism involving the UN and other international aid organizations. Saar called on Germany to be open to the new distribution mechanism, which has come under increasing scrutiny as it bypasses international aid organizations including UN efforts and faces accusations of endangering civilians. "This effort has the potential to release the Palestinian population from the chokehold of [Palestinian group] Hamas and to enable the end of this war," the Israeli minister said. There have been Palestinian reports that people looking to receive aid at the new centres were killed by Israeli shelling. The Israeli military and the US-based GHF have denied the accusations. While critics have accused the GHF of endangering civilians who have to make their way through the embattled Gaza Strip to reach the distribution centres, Saar said the new system allows aid to reach Gazans directly, without Islamist Hamas militants being able "to take advantage of the aid." "We believe that expanding it will help shorten the war," Saar said. Wadephul criticizes West Bank settlement policy Wadephul also found sharp words for Israel's expansionist settlement policy in the West Bank, calling the government's recent decision to approve another 22 settlements in the Palestinian territory "a violation of international law in this form." The German minister said the move obstructs the path to a two-state solution which envisions Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in two separate states, a vision that both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas reject. Wadephul also said calls from within the Israeli Cabinet for the annexation of the West Bank posed a "considerable risk for Israel's reputation." Visit to Holocaust memorial Earlier, the two ministers laid a wreath at the Holocaust memorial in central Berlin, which commemorates the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazi regime across Europe. "The fight against anti-Semitism, standing up for Jewish life in Germany and the commitment to the security and peaceful future of the state of Israel is and will remain our obligation," Wadephul said. The memorial "reminds us Germans to remember the victims, to honour the survivors and to learn the lessons from the crimes against humanity of the Shoah," he said. For his part, Saar said that 80 years after the end of the Holocaust, "the lessons seem to have been forgotten." "In Germany, there's an anti-Semitic incident once every hour," said Saar, referring to a report published by a monitor on Wednesday. Wadephul said he was "deeply" ashamed that the number of anti-Semitic offences in Germany has reached a new high, that Jewish residents no longer feel safe in the country and that they are advising their children not to speak Hebrew on the street. "And that is why the federal government will oppose all forms of anti-Semitism with clarity, rigour and consistency," he added.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Israel's Saar urges Germany to be open to new Gaza aid mechanism
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has called on Germany to be open to the distribution of humanitarian aid to people in the Gaza Strip via newly established centres operated by the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). "This effort has the potential to release the Palestinian population from the chokehold of [Palestinian group] Hamas and to enable the end of this war," Saar said in Berlin following a meeting with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul. The new relief efforts by the GHF have come under increasing scrutiny as they bypass international aid organizations including UN efforts. There have been Palestinian reports that people looking to receive aid at the new centres were killed by Israeli shelling. The Israeli military and the US-based GHF have denied the accusations. While critics have accused the GHF of endangering civilians who have to make their way through the embattled Gaza Strip to reach the distribution centres, Saar said the new system allows aid to reach Gazans directly, without Islamist Hamas militants being able "to take advantage of the aid." "We believe that expanding it will help shorten the war."
