I prefer that she’s an East German commie myself! Could she be both??!
You are correct.
Have to remember that after re-unification investigation into the East German STASI files revealed that not only was almost everyone in the DDR informing on everyone else, but the number of West Germans on the STASI was staggering, so they quickly shut it down and sealed the records Indiana Jones style. Way too many WG pols from top to bottom were compromized.
The DDR was also the middleman in Soviet support of commie agitators and terrs worldwide, but especially in the ME, so it would come as no surprise if Frau Merkel had ties to the MB and PLO types.