German President Joachim Gauck called on Israel Tuesday to make a goodwill gesture in its settlement policy, but stopped short of making concrete policy recommendations.
In a very personal but largely apolitical speech at a state banquet hosted by President Shimon Peres, Gauck, 72, said that Germany will be on Israel’s side whenever others are questioning the Jewish state’s right to exist. Germany would “determinedly confront” those who threaten Israel, said Gauck, who is currently visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority, two month after taking office.
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