Merkel bids farewell to longtime ally Israel

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 11, 2021 12:05 am

JERUSALEM, Undefined: Germany's outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Israel on a farewell tour on Sunday after a 16-year term during which she cultivated warm relations with the Jewish state.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said he and Merkel would discuss 'regional threats and challenges, especially the Iranian nuclear issue,' and maintaining Israel's 'strength in all spheres.'

UNSUCCESSFUL SUCCESSION? German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on during a campaign rally for Christian Democratic Union leader and chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (not pictured) in Aachen, Western Germany on Sept. 25, 2021, one day ahead of the German federal elections. AFP PHOTO

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