shalom,  greetings fr

amazing, when you look at these news ...and the timing... (Eve of Passover Season...):

Merkel (1.presidency EU & 2. presidency G8) visiting Middle East – right now ...  three days ... (Nissan 12, 13, 14 !)

Merkel Embarks on Middle East Visit Amid Signs of Hope http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2426225,00.html

“Angela Merkel leaves Saturday on a Mideast trip and plans to visit Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Lebanon. She hopes to encourage Israelis and Palestinians to intensify their recently restarted dialog.....

....Merkel began her EU presidency ( http://www.eu2007.de/en/The_Council_Presidency/index.html ) by pushing for new efforts by the Middle East Quartet -- the EU, the UN, the US and Russia -- and urged the United States, a strong ally of Israel, to increase its involvement. ...”

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http://www.g-8.de/Webs/G8/EN/Homepage/home.html

http://www.g-8.de/nn_95302/Webs/G8/EN/G8/G8Leaders/Germany/germany.html

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RE: Vision

February 5, 2007:

A vision for resolving the Middle East conflict http://www.bundesregierung.de/nn_6562/Content/EN/Artikel/2007/02/2007-02-21-nahost-quartett__en.html

“  Speaking at a press conference in Abu Dhabi, Chancellor Angela Merkel cited the division of Europe as an example meant to encourage the Arab countries to persist in their peace efforts. She drew parallels between the process of European unification and the Middle East peace process. In this context she expressed her support of a two-state solution.

"I have already seen one wall come down," Merkel noted. "You need to believe in your vision," she added in reference to her own past in which she experienced the collapse of communism, the reunification of Germany, as well as a gradual rise to the office Chancellor and now President of the European Council....”