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Monday, May 12, 2025
Herzog meets German counterpart in Berlin to mark 60 years of ties
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
BERLIN — President Isaac Herzog is welcomed by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the Bellevue Schloss presidential palace in Berlin for a state visit marking 60 years of diplomatic ties between Israel and Germany.
Following their meeting, Herzog and Steinmeier will deliver joint statements to the press.
Herzog greeted by Steinmeier in Berlin with the playing of Hatikvah, the pair will hold a joint press conference after their meeting. pic.twitter.com/fvaEWjravM
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Later today, Herzog will meet with newly sworn-in Chancellor Friedrich Merz and also visit the Platform 17 memorial site at the Berlin-Grunewald train station, from where most of Berlin’s Jews were deported during the Holocaust.
Steinmeier is slated to return to Israel with Herzog tomorrow morning and the pair will together visit Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the hardest-hit communities during Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre. Herzog will also present Steinmeier with the presidential Medal of Honor at a ceremony in Jerusalem this week.
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