So German Chancellor Angela Merkel flew to Jerusalem this week and this was a thing that happened while she was there. O.K., O.K. The shadow of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s finger on her upper lip makes her look like a past German head of state who shall remain nameless. We get it. This is just a coincidence that does not indicate anything about Merkel or Germany’s attitude toward Israel or the Jews. That’s all that needs to be said.
Indeed, the fact that this awkward moment is no more than an uncomfortable joke for the international media is really an indication of how far Germany has come since the