‘Sleeping dolls': More Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza by Israeli bombing, including Ahmed, right, Mohamed, centre, and and Issa Samouni, left, pictured during their funeral. (Courtesy Mail Online)
by JONATHAN COOK
The 24-hour visit by German chancellor Angela Merkel to Israel this week came as relations between the two countries hit rock bottom. According to a report in Der Spiegel magazine last week, Merkel and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been drawn into shouting matches when discussing by phone the faltering peace process.
