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One thing has been clearly stated by both conservative and progressive German leaders, over and over in the past 25 years: "Die Sicherheit Israels ist Deutsche Staatsraison"
Loosely translated: "Israel's security is a basic foundation of the German state."
What this means is that anyone who denies Israel's right to exist, also denies the German state as it is today.
So no, you can't become a German citizen if you don't acknowledge Israel's right to exist.
That is just polemic though. Populists saying this phrase, does not make it a reality. The German state is separate from Israel and it's right to exist.
I wouldn't call Angela Merkel a populist in any sense of the word.
The statement is definitely populist though. It's used by politicians for political gain. Not on some legal or moral base.