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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
After being boycotted last time, German FM meets Netanyahu
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGerman Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem after talks were canceled last year when the diplomat met with an Israeli group critical of the military.
Standing alongside Netanyahu on Wednesday, Gabriel says: “Israel always can count on Germany as a fair partner to defend the security of Israel.”
Netanyahu abruptly canceled a meeting in April with Gabriel over his meeting with Breaking the Silence, a group of Israeli army veterans opposed to the army’s alleged abuses in the West Bank and Gaza.
Israeli leaders oppose the group’s work, citing the anonymity of its testimony and its outreach efforts abroad to foreign audiences.
The incident sparked a rare diplomatic feud with Germany, one of Israel’s closest and most important allies.
— AP
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