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Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

Dec 12, 2023

BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 16: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive to speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery on March 16, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Netanyahu's one-day visit to Berlin is being accompanied by protests, including both by people angry over Israel’s policies towards Palestinians as well as those critical of possible new legislation in Israel supported by Netanyahu that would undermine the independence and the power of Israel's Suprem — BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 16: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive to speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery on March 16, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. — Sean Gallup/Getty Images

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