""The Shoah fills us Germans with shame. I bow before the victims. I bow before the survivors and before all those who helped them survive," she said, using the Hebrew word for Holocaust.
Merkel to Knesset: Germany will always stand by Israel
By Shahar Ilan and Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondents, and Haaretz Service
German Chancellor Angela Merkel earned a standing ovation at the Knesset on Tuesday after pledging to stand by Israel's side against any threat, particularly from Iran, and paying tribute to the victims of the Holocaust.
"Especially in this place, I emphasize: Every German government and every chancellor before me was committed to the special responsibility Germany has for Israel's security," she said.
"This historic responsibility is part of my country's fundamental policy. It means that for me, as a German chancellor, Israel's security is non-negotiable," she added.
The German chancellor took a strong stance against the ongoing Qassam rocket fire at Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip.
"I say it in a clear voice - the Qassam fire must stop," Merkel said. "Terror attacks are a crime, and do not resolve political disputes."
The chancellor also singled out the Iranian nuclear threat. "It is not up to the world to prove that Iran is pursuing a nuclear bomb, but rather up to Iran to that it is not," said Merkel. "If Iran does not accept this, Germany will push for further sanctions."
(WTF? Doesn't Merkel know it's impossible to prove a negative?)
"If Iran were to obtain nuclear weapons, it would have disastrous consequences," she said. "We have to prevent this."
Merkel's visit was emotionally charged due to the memory of the Holocaust, and in her Knesset address the chancellor said the murder of six million Jews at the hands of the Nazis continues to be a source of shame for Germans.
(Source of shame? For something they never did? Why?
More like a source of never ending Holocaust™ payments for that racket and a never ending source of financial drain upon Germany forever and ever.)
"The mass murder of six million Jews, carried out in the name of Germany, has brought indescribable suffering to the Jewish people, Europe and the entire world," she said.
(Speak for yourself, Angela. The only pain the Holocaust™ racket brings to me is a pain in my arse)
"The Shoah fills us Germans with shame. I bow before the victims. I bow before the survivors and before all those who helped them survive," she said, using the Hebrew word for Holocaust.
Several MKs boycotted the session, in protest of the decision to allow Merkel to address the Knesset in German. At the outset of her speech, however, Merkel thanked the Knesset in Hebrew for the opportunity to speak.
In his address, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hailed the strong ties between Israel and Germany.
"The special relationship between Israel and Germany is a prime example of humanity's ability to overcome," Olmert said.
Olmert also thanked Merkel for her strong stance on Iran's nuclear program, urging other countries to follow Berlin's example.
Merkel started her planned Knesset visit Tuesday at an opening lunch hosted by Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik in the Chagall Hall of the Knesset, where she vowed Germany would do its best to bring back two Israel Defense Forces soldiers abducted by Hezbollah.
(Hey bitch, what about the 11,000 Palestinians that have been kidnapped by the Zionist Occupation Force? Most of whom are civilians and many of whom are children.
What about them? Are they "off the table?" Do they exist in your warped world or were you too busy kissing Zionist ass?)
"We want to help Israel solve its difficult problems," Merkel said in an opening speech, "we will do our best to help bring [IDF] captives home and we'll do our best to contribute to the peace process."
Merkel also spoke about the cooperation between Israel and Germany, her visit on Monday to Yad Vashem, and the joint meeting between the two governments.
She maintained that the opportunity to speak in front of the MKs in the plenum is a great honor. "The cooperation and friendship between Israel and Germany is part of history's miracles and this must provide us with energy to overcome even the toughest problems," Merkel said.
Earlier Tuesday, Merkel met with President Shimon Peres, and the two agreed that only a serious investment in the Palestinian economy could advance the peace process.
Peres showed Merkel his 'peace valley' plan which includes a German-funded industrial zone in Jenin. Merkel said that Germany intends to donate 10 million euros to fund the project.
"Only the improvement of the quality of life, education and infrastructure can push peace forward, as opposed to the supply of guns or donations which only exacerbates the corruption in the Palestinian Authority," Peres said.
Merkel thanked Peres for giving her a personal tour of Sde Boker and said that she was excited about sitting with her ministers in a joint meeting with the Israeli government.
She added that Germany is interested in taking an active part in the economic cooperation between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians and she intends to personally supervise the establishment of the industrial zone in Jenin.
What about the statement by Israeli Knesset member Uri Ariel, that proclaims that male German children should be killed?
Eldad's party colleague MK Uri Ariel, described Germans as "Amalekites," whose male children should be killed, according to the Torah.
Never one to let slip a chance to keep this worlwide pity-party for the Holocaust™ racket going on, another Knesset member stated that there were other Holocaust's™
There were other Holocausts. But the prize goes to MK Ronit Tirosh (Kadima), former director general of the Ministry of Education who said, in connection with massacres that have been perpetrated against Mizrahi Jews: "There were other holocausts, not of the same scale, but other holocausts."
Does this racket never end? Will our grandkids be hearing about the Holocaust™ and other "Shoah's" from now to eternity?"
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Treblinka
Sloppy record keeping and limited access
Electronically-scanned totals
GATEKEEPERS of a MYTH
Holo-Hoax
Investigating the Jewish holocaust
The Signs of the holocaust
Isn't that ODD that the PICTURES have been REMOVED from photo bucket?!!
Why does the TRUTH need to be HIDDEN?!?!?!
The First Jewish holocaust
Zionists Hide Holo-Hoax
Holocaust is Nothing But a Holohoax
Why One Blogger Believes the Jews Lied About the Holocaust
The Never-Ending Fucking Guilt Trip
