German FM meets Netanyahu after talks canceled last year
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday after talks were canceled last year when the diplomat met with an Israeli whistleblower group critical of the military.
Standing alongside Netanyahu, Gabriel said: "Israel always can count on Germany as a fair partner to defend the security of Israel."
Netanyahu abruptly canceled a meeting in April with Gabriel over his meeting with Breaking the Silence, a group of Israeli army veterans critical of the country's military actions in the West Bank and Gaza.
The incident sparked a rare diplomatic feud with Germany, one of Israel's closest and most important allies.
