Merkel: Israel missing opportunity for peace

German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized the non-renewal of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. "The negotiation freeze is dangerous; there is no room for excuses.

"You are missing out on an opportunity and history won't give you too many," Merkel said Tuesday in a meeting with students at Tel Aviv University. The German Chancellor claimed: "Israel is not isolated in Europe, we sense the disquiet over the lack of progress here." (Attila Somfalvi)