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Netanyahu meets with Germany’s Scholz at UN
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 19, 2023. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have begun their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
A senior German official tells The Times of Israel that the meeting will cover a range of bilateral issues, including defense, the economy and Ukraine. The judicial overhaul in Israel is not going to be a major topic of conversation, the official says.
The official adds that a recent spat between the Israeli and German foreign ministries over a diplomat’s comment on the overhaul is not going to affect the relationship.
