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Israel: Historic Visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Written byMaya Norton
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Posted 20 March 2008 17 years ago

Chancellor Angela Merkel's address to the Israeli Knesset was the first ever by a German head of state. Following controversy that Merkel would speak in German– an issue that enraged Holocaust survivors for its perceived insensitivity– Merkel spoke in Hebrew. Israel On Blog features the full story and a video of Merkel's historic visit.

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