Germany’s broad agreement with Israel on several aspects of Mideast politics–and its known disagreement on the question of future borders and on the Palestine question–were outlined during a working session here this evening between Foreign Minister Yigal Allon and his guest, German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Genscher, his wife and 12 aides arrived in Israel today for a four-day official visit, Genscher began his visit with a tour of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and laid a wreath at the memorial flame and stood silently for several moments. Then he visited Herzl” grave nearby and planted a tree close to it–to symbolize Germany’s support for Zionism, currently under attack.
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