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German Chancellor Merkel visits Israel

German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (L ) shakes hands with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak on March 17, 2008 during their meeting at the Israeli prime minister's offices in Jeruslem. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, started yesterday a three-day visit to Israel aimed at cementing ties with the Jewish state nearly 60 years after its creation following the Nazi Holocaust. (UPI Photo/Yoav Lemmer/Pool)

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