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PM phones German chancellor to thank him for intervening in ICJ case on Israel’s behalf
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, Pool)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and thanked him for Germany’s decision to intervene as a third party in the ICJ genocide case on Israel’s behalf, the premier’s office says.
“Your stance and Germany’s stance on the side of the truth has touched all of Israel’s citizens,” Netanyahu told him, according to the Israeli readout.
“The blood libel, which is full of hypocrisy and malice, must not be allowed to prevail over the moral principles shared by our two countries and the entire civilized world,” Netanyahu added.
