Israel in historic meeting to mark Holocaust
Israel's cabinet has convened for the first time in Berlin, in a joint meeting with the German cabinet to symbolise the nations' strong bond 60 years after the Holocaust.
The focus, though, was not on threats gone by but on one that may loom in the future — the possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran.
After the joint session, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Iran will face new sanctions if it doesn't change course on its nuclear program.
Netanyahu used the occasion to highlight the gravity of the Iranian threat.
"We know from recent history that a regime that tyrannizes its own people will tyrannize the world," he said.
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The focus, though, was not on threats gone by but on one that may loom in the future — the possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran.
After the joint session, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Iran will face new sanctions if it doesn't change course on its nuclear program.
Netanyahu used the occasion to highlight the gravity of the Iranian threat.
"We know from recent history that a regime that tyrannizes its own people will tyrannize the world," he said.