The president of the German Bundestag landed in Israel on Wednesday, where she is scheduled to participate in a number of events commemorating Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Bärbel Bas was welcomed to the Knesset by an honor guard, and signed the guestbook.
Israel will officially begin observing Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday evening.
Prior to the Knesset visit, Bas and Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy took part in a special tour of Yad Vashem—the World Holocaust Remembrance Center—in Jerusalem.
Bas said, “Our shared memory on Holocaust Remembrance Day emphasizes the strength of the German-Israeli friendship and the high levels of trust developed between our countries over the years. This friendship is a wonder and a blessing. I thank the Speaker of the Knesset for his invitation. It is a powerful gesture and demonstration of trust.”