Merkel's trips to Israel at start and end of tenure not a coincidence - analysis
It is not by accident that visits to Israel will serve as bookends to Merkel's term in office: Both trips gave tangible expression to the importance she attributes to Berlin’s ties with Jerusalem.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett posing with all of Israel's female ministers in the 36th government.(photo credit: AMOS BEN-GERSHOM/GPO)ByHERB KEINON