BERLIN (JTA) —The head of Germany's Jewish community condemned any suggestion of negotiations with the current Iranian regime.

Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, pointedly condemned President Obama's approach without directly referring to his commitment to talks with Iran. She also called for international support for prodemocratic protesters in Iran.

"One should not and cannot negotiate with such unpredictable and brutal autocrats," Knobloch said. "Rather, one must put them in their place, with all the tools at the disposal of the international community. We owe it to ourselves and to our democratic traditions."