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German Chancellor Angela Merkel lays a wreath during a ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance in the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Oct. 4, 2018. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL.

Merkel on Kristallnacht: ‘We are living once again in a time of far-reaching change’

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Eight decades after Kristallnacht, or the “Night of the Broken Glass,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned about modern-day racism. “Today, we are living once again in a time of far-reaching change,” she said at a...
Angela Merkel at the 2012 congress of the European People's Party (EPP). Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

After 13 years as chancellor, Merkel to step down in 2021

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With her popularity waning, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down from her position and as leader of the right-wing CDU party in 2021, having served 18 years as party leader and almost 13...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011. Credit: EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE.

German Chancellor Merkel: Palestinians must recognize Israel as a ‘Jewish state’

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state. “There was a series of internal discussions in Israel about this. It’s not like this was the most...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on June 4, 2018. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

An opportunity to effect change in Israel-German relations

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In March 2008, German Chancellor Angela Merkel ‎addressed the Knesset, and unequivocally stated that ‎Israel’s right to exist and its security are part of ‎Germany’s supreme national interest. ‎ It was not the first time...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center) is presented with an honorary doctorate from the University of Haifa. Credit: University of Haifa.

Merkel gets honorary degree from University of Haifa

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As part of her visit to Israel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel received an honorary doctorate on Thursday from the University of Haifa for “her inspirational leadership in the European and global arenas, fostering tolerance...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a joint press conference in Berlin on June 4, 2018. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Merkel to abort visit to Israel if Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar is razed

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has threatened to cancel her visit to Israel if the government evacuates the illegal Bedouin settlement of Khan al-Ahmar before her arrival, according to an Israel Army Radio on Wednesday. Merkel...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin last September. Credit: GPO.

University of Haifa to confer honorary doctorate upon German Chancellor Merkel

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Haifa “in recognition of her leadership grounded in principles of equality, freedom and human rights; for serving as a model to...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011. Credit: EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE.

Merkel due in Israel for first time in four years amid Iran tensions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to make her first visit to Israel since February 2014 in October, despite strained relations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who met Merkel in Berlin in June. During...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on June 4, 2018. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Merkel, Netanyahu disagree on nuclear deal, but support ouster of Iran from Syria

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday, where the two leaders focused on the growing Iranian threat. “We agree that the question of Iran’s regional influence is...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011. Credit: EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

Netanyahu to meet Merkel and Macron as EU considers salvaging nuclear deal with Iran

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next week. Netanyahu is expected to press the European leaders on Iranian...