Germany, Israel mark 60 years of ties as Gaza war casts shadow

Israeli President Issac Herzog will visit Germany on Monday to mark 60 years of relations with the country that perpetrated the Holocaust, at a time when ties are complicated by the Gaza war.

His German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier will then visit Israel with Herzog, to emphasise Germany’s historic responsibility as one of its staunchest supporters.

Together with their wives, they will tour Israel for two days to highlight a friendship that a grateful Berlin often labels “a miracle”…